Turbomachinery Structural Analysis Engineer

Boom Supersonic is building the breakthrough Overture supersonic airliner and the Superpower natural gas turbine — machines that push the boundaries of physics, manufacturing, and industrial ambition. Boom Supersonic designed, built, and flew XB-1, the first civil supersonic jet made in America, and has sold Overture, the supersonic airliner, to major airlines. That same team is now building Symphony, the engine that powers Overture, and adapting Superpower, its industrial gas turbine, to power AI data centers. Not a traditional structural analysis job: this role owns the hardware, owning structural analysis end to end on rotating and static hardware, loads and boundary conditions through model, margin, and life, and being in the cell when the engine runs. You will also work with aerodynamicists rather than downstream of them.

Responsibilities

Own structural analysis of rotating and static hardware across the engine: disks, blisks, bladed disks, cored blades, shafts, cases, frames, mounts, and joints; Predict life across the failure modes that matter: disk burst, LCF, HCF, creep, and thermal-mechanical fatigue; Build the structural and thermal whole-engine models the discipline runs on, and the material models underneath them; Set frequency margin and clear high-cycle fatigue risk alongside aeromechanics and aero, iterating designs rather than rejecting them; Right-size the analysis to the question: hand calcs and coarse models when speed is what's needed, high-fidelity and test-correlated work when the risk earns it; Plan and support engine and rig testing, including instrumentation, being in the cell, and correlating prediction against measurement afterward; Disposition real hardware: evaluate non-conformances and support redesign on parts that are already built; Build the tools and automation the discipline depends on, and improve the analysis standards the team works to

Requirements

Hands-on structural analysis experience on turbomachinery or other rotating hardware, or airframe stress experience plus real appetite for rotating hardware; Command of the fundamentals: load paths reasoned by hand, boundary conditions you can defend, and the judgment to know when a converged result is still wrong; Life prediction experience across at least one of LCF, HCF, or creep; A specialty you're genuinely deep in, and curiosity about the ones you aren't; Comfort making a sound engineering call before all the information is in, and stating it as a conclusion rather than a hedge; ITAR requirement: applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Nice to have

Fracture mechanics and damage tolerance experience, including setting or defending an inspection interval; Rotordynamics depth: critical speeds, bearing stiffness, unbalance response; Engine or rig test experience: instrumentation planning, clearing vibes, strain gauges or blade tip timing, post-test correlation; Whole-engine modeling experience; Part 33 or equivalent certification exposure on life-limited rotating parts; Real software habits: tools you built that other people still use

Benefits

Competitive pay and meaningful equity; Medical coverage, with Boom paying 70% of medical premiums; Fully paid dental and vision premiums for employee-only coverage; A $100–$300 company HSA match on eligible medical plans; A 401(k) with a company match; Generous paid time off and company holidays; Paid parental leave; Confidential counseling, coaching, and therapy resources for you and your family; Company-paid life and disability insurance; Pet insurance; A $1,000 contribution to Invest America accounts for Boom babies; Healthy meals, an on-site gym, and a fully stocked kitchen; Ongoing wellness events; Discounts on technology, concerts, and rental cars; A dedicated real estate team to help you find a home