Senior Hydraulics Engineer

Job description

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions. Responsibilities: - Lead the design of various fluid systems related to tunnel boring machines and associated support equipment - Develop hydraulic circuit schematics and select components to meet the hydraulic power requirements for various systems of tunnel boring machines. - Act as a subject matter expert for hydraulic design projects, providing assistance and direction to other team members as needed. - Employ competent use of judgment, hand calculations, FEA and CAD to develop and communicate designs. - Own project schedule to ensure timely completion from conception to implementation. - Communicate schedule to stakeholders and others with dependent systems, bringing attention to changes in schedule as they happen. - Constantly evaluate how the system fits into the larger picture of a working operation. Ensure that design choi...