About the role
You will provide technical leadership to resolve challenging aerodynamic, heat transfer, and secondary flow issues, while partnering with cross-functional teams to improve performance, operability, reliability, and cost. This role offers the opportunity to apply engineering depth, creativity, and systems thinking to develop world-class gas turbine products and advance technologies that support more efficient and lower-carbon power generation.Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead and execute aerodynamic and aero-thermal design and analysis of gas turbine combustion system components using sound engineering principles and in compliance with business standards, design practices, procedures, and product/program requirements
- Own and deliver analysis and design work for NPI, NTI, fleet, RCA, and research projects with full accountability for quality, schedule, and technical recommendations.
- Develop, maintain, and improve aerodynamic, heat transfer, and secondary flow analysis models; interpret results and translate them into clear design actions and risk mitigation plans.
- Demonstrate component ownership by understanding product design intent, field history, operability challenges, and fleet issues to identify opportunities for performance, durability, and reliability improvement.
- Evaluate technical options, make independent engineering decisions, and recommend the most effective path forward based on data, physics, program priorities, and business needs
- Collaborate proactively with global cross-functional experts and teams including mechanical design, thermal systems, performance, operability, manufacturing, sourcing, services, and systems engineering to optimize product outcomes.
- Drive simplification, productivity, and continuous improvement in analysis methods, design practices, tools, templates, and engineering workflows.
- Proactively identify, promote and champion continuous improvement opportunities for quality process. Identify the gaps in analytical vs. lab/field data and develop/enable the tools and design practices.
- Identify gaps between analytical predictions and test, lab, or field data; improve methods, tools, and design practices to enhance model fidelity and engineering rigor.
- Mentor engineers by sharing domain expertise, reviewing technical work, and helping build aero design capability across the team.
- Contribute to technology roadmaps and innovation initiatives that improve aerodynamic efficiency, thermal performance, operability, and customer value.
- Prepare and present technical reviews with clear conclusions, recommendations, and risk assessments to engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Thermal Sciences, Aerodynamics, or a related field.
- Minimum of 10+ years of engineering experience in gas turbine or turbomachinery aerodynamic and/or aero-thermal design and analysis.
- Strong technical experience in aerodynamics, heat transfer, secondary flow analysis, and turbomachinery design for gas turbine applications.
Desired Characteristics
- Recognized technical depth in aero dynamics / aero-thermal design with strong systems thinking and interface awareness.
- Strong analytical, project management, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a global matrix organization.
- Good understanding of gas turbine product design, combustion systems, operability, fleet history, and performance improvement opportunities.
- Proven ability to interpret complex results, communicate recommendations clearly, and influence technical decisions across teams.
- Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to technical capability building across global teams.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated mindset of ownership, accountability, customer focus, and risk identification/mitigation.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes