We're Hiring: Rotordynamics Engineer – Gas Turbine Systems
Full time | Core team
LAT Aerospace | Gas Turbine Engines
LAT Aerospace is developing next-generation aerospace systems from first principles. This includes a hybrid electric aircraft that takes off and lands within a space of a parking lot, Defence systems built from ground up and scalable Gas Turbine Engines.
We are looking for Rotordynamics Engineers to own the analysis and development of high-speed rotating systems from architecture through testing. You will work across shafts, disks, bearings, seals, clearances, and structural dynamics to ensure the rotating system operates safely and reliably across the full engine operating envelope.
What you’ll do
Own rotordynamics analysis including critical speeds, Campbell diagrams, mode shapes, damping, stability, and synchronous/asynchronous response.
Develop and optimize shaft, disk, bearing, coupling, and rotating assembly architectures.
Analyze tip clearances and thermal growth across cold start, steady-state, and transient operating conditions.
Perform structural, thermal, fatigue, and creep analysis of high-speed rotating components.
Evaluate bearing, seal, damping, and support-system behaviour and drive design improvements.
Analyze rotor response to unbalance, blade excitation, engine orders, and other dynamic loads.
Work closely with mechanical, thermal, aerodynamic, and manufacturing teams to develop integrated rotating systems.
Define and support rotor balancing, instrumentation, and experimental validation of rotordynamic models.
Correlate analytical models with test data and drive design iterations based on experimental results.
What we're looking for
5+ years of professional experience in rotordynamics, turbomachinery, or high-speed rotating machinery.
Postgraduate degree (M.Tech/MS/PhD) in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
Strong fundamentals in rotordynamics, vibration, structural dynamics, and rotating machinery.
Hands-on experience with critical speed analysis, Campbell diagrams, rotor stability, forced response, and damping.
Strong experience with FEA tools such as ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran, COMSOL, or equivalent.
Experience with bearings, seals, dampers, couplings, and high-RPM rotating systems.
Understanding of thermal-structural effects, fatigue, creep, and material limits in rotating components.
Taking analytical models through hardware development and experimental validation is highly preferred.
Hands on experience with multiple design, build and test cycles of gas turbine prototypes.
Why LAT?
No hierarchy beyond strength of ideas.
Rapid hardware iteration culture.
Own the complete journey from engineering design to flight-ready hardware.
Skills Required
- Strong foundation in rotordynamics and high-speed rotating machinery
- Experience with Campbell analysis and stability evaluation
- Hands-on expertise with FEA tools
- Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
What We Do
Imagine a world where flying is as easy as taking a bus. A world where air travel isn't just for the major cities, but for everyone, everywhere. No more congested hubs, no more wasted hours in security lines—just seamless, affordable, on-demand flights connecting thousands of destinations that the world has ignored for too long. We are building the future of mass aviation: a network of high-frequency, low-cost, 8 seater, STOL (short take-off and landing), medium-haul aircraft that make every city, every town, and every community accessible—without compromise. Powered by next-generation aircraft, designed ground-up for efficiency, built for affordability, and future-proofed for autonomy, we are aiming to rewrite the rules of flight. Our aircraft will take off and land in compact "air-stops" no bigger than a parking lot—no baggage belts, no security bottlenecks—eliminating the need for complex, expensive airport infrastructure that regional air travel simply doesn't require. No more waiting. No more detours. No more being forced to drive when you should be able to fly. This isn't the impractical supersonic future of aviation as you are made to believe. This is the real future of aviation that our communities need. --------- We are hiring We’re building a next-gen aerospace company — from scratch. Our Aircraft team is leading the development of our 8-seater hybrid-electric aircraft, spanning design, prototyping, systems integration, testing, and everything in between. Our GTE team is focused on building a world-class gas turbine engine. We're especially looking for folks with experience in turbines, rotors, control systems, or anything close. If you want to build something ambitious and enduring, write to us: [email protected] (for Aircraft) [email protected] (for GTE)
