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This individual will work in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary team, interfacing with other project teams within Leidos as well as its customer to develop the turbopump for the integrated engine.\nPrimary responsibilities:\nServe as lead technical engineer for task focused on design and development of critical propulsion related hardware.\nDesign and analyze liquid rocket engine turbopumps, leading development from concept to qualified system.\nBasic Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or similar from an ABET accredited university.\nMinimum of 8 years of relevant experience in engineer roles, 6 years with a Master’s degree, with at least 3 years of turbopump experience.\nUnderstanding of functional performance requirements as well as component designs for turbopumps in liquid rocket engine applications.\nExperience with CAD software such as Solidworks and pump design and analysis tools such as AxCent, PUMPAL/AXIAL, and/or ANSYS CFX.\nDemonstrated ability to conduct trade studies and develop analysis & evaluation tools to develop and optimize pump designs.\nAble to clearly write clear, concise, and comprehensive technical reports and present results to multi-disciplinary teams and customer stakeholders.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or similar from an ABET accredited university.\nExperience with turbopump analyses including rotordynamics, and secondary flows.\nExperience in planning for and supporting testing of propulsion systems, including performance characterization, environmental testing, and integrated static firing.\nExperience with cryogens, hypergols, or hydrogen peroxide systems.\nExperience with fluid system analysis tools such as GFSSP, ROCETS, or similar.\nExperience with DoD, NASA, or other aerospace development projects.\nKnowledge of applicable standards and regulations, including SMC-S-016.\nProject planning and scheduling, including selection and management of multiple suppliers.\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nOctober 21, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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