compensation:

$80K — $100K *

industry:

Transportation

specialty:

Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Architecture & Engineering

experience:

Not Specified

Job Description

Specifically, the System Optimization Engineer will be responsible for both day-to-day and long-term improvements to the physics-based system design optimization tool, which is used for system architecture trade studies, system and sub-system design optimization, performance optimization, and system cost optimization.

The System Optimization Engineer Will:

Work closely with the Manager of System Optimization, as well as members of the Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Manufacturing, and Business Strategy Departments to add, update, and refine cost, sizing, and performance models of the Virgin Hyperloop system.
Take on longer term projects to introduce significant new functionality to the system design optimization tool and improve the tool’s software architecture.
Work with the DevOps team to enhance supporting infrastructure, including, but not limited to, testing suites and results databases.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Implement day-to-day updates to the system design optimization tool
Work with members of various engineering teams and business strategy teams to add new models and further refine existing models
Implement new features and functionality to take the system design optimization tool to the next level
Effectively communicate results and design recommendations to diverse audiences

WHAT YOU'VE DONE

BS degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or similar field with equivalent level of work experience
Demonstrated experience of strong engineering fundamentals across a broad range of disciplines (e.g. structures, fluids, electrical)
Advanced proficiency in Python
Comfortable with git version control
Familiar with multidisciplinary optimization techniques and software engineering development practices
Experience developing large software projects

NICE TO HAVE

MS or PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or similar field.
2+ years of industry experience
Experience implementing tools for solving large-scale multidisciplinary optimization problems
Familiarity with Plotly/Dash, LaTex, Javascript, and using & implementing databases

Valid through: 3/17/2021

About Hyperloop One

Virgin Hyperloop is an American transportation technology company that works to commercialize the high-speed technology concept called the Hyperloop, a variant of the vacuum train. The company was established on June 1, 2014 and reorganized and renamed on October 12, 2017. Hyperloop systems are intended to move passengers and/or cargo at airline speeds at a fraction of the cost of air travel. The concept of Hyperloop transportation was first introduced by Robert Goddard in 1904. The train was designed to run suspended by magnetic systems in a vacuum tube. The planned route runs from Los Angeles, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. The original Hyperloop concept is proposed to use a linear electric motor to accelerate and decelerate an air-bearing levitated pod through a low-pressure tube. The vehicle would glide silently for miles at speeds up to 760 mph with very low turbulence. The system is proposed to be entirely autonomous, quiet, direct-to-destination and on-demand. Additionally, as Hyperloop is proposed to be built on columns or tunneled underground, this could eliminate the dangers of at-grade crossings and require smaller rights of way than high-speed rail or a highway. Virgin Hyperloop One has made substantive technical changes to Elon Musk's initial proposal and chose not to pursue the Los Angeles–to–San Francisco notional route that Musk envisioned in his 2013 alpha-design white paper.

Total Jobs:

Average Pay:

$103,166

Total value of jobs:

$3,095,000

% Masters:

57%