Mechanical Engineer – Fluid & Propulsion Systems
| Company | Saronic |
|---|---|
| Location | Austin, TX, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, or a related field with a strong foundation in fluid mechanics.
- 3+ years of experience in the design, analysis, and optimization of fluid power systems, especially within marine propulsion or energy systems.
- Experience with analysis and modeling, including power transmission, and internal/external fluid flow.
- Strong understanding of fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and energy conversion in relation to propulsion systems.
Responsibilities
- Conceptualize and design fluid or marine powertrain systems
- Perform analyses and trades to optimize fluid flow paths and mechanical system design for efficiency, pressure losses, mechanical losses, and reliability in varying marine environments.
- Develop models and simulations as necessary, to characterize and validate system architectures, ensuring performance, efficiency, size and other operational parameters.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate fluid-based propulsion systems into the broader autonomous vessel design.
- Develop and execute test campaigns to validate system requirements, ensuring they meet mission-specific performance standards under a range of operating environment conditions, vehicle speeds and loading conditions.
- Analyze test data to identify inefficiencies or potential system failures and develop corrective solutions to improve system reliability and performance.
- Participate in field testing and real-world operational assessments to refine and optimize systems.
- Develop and utilize analysis tools such as flow and pressure loss, heat transfer, power transmission losses, engine performance models, and more to characterize system performance
- Work with production to continuously improve product reliability, efficiency and performance by identifying and implementing innovative solutions, best practices, and process improvements.
- Own and burn down system-related engineering and production risks. Perform root-cause analyses to understand and resolve critical issues quickly and effectively.
- Provide subject matter expertise to the Mechanical Engineering and Production teams, offering continuous support across programs, helping derive and refine system requirements, educating and training engineers and technicians about propulsion systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software (e.g., STARCCM, ANSYS Fluent, OpenFOAM, COMSOL) to simulate fluid flow and optimize system performance is a plus.