Gas Turbine Stress and Life Engineer
Gas Turbine Stress and Life Engineer
Posted on :
08-04-2025
Employer Active
1 Vacancy
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailValid email field required
Send jobs
Share
Send me jobs like this
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailValid email field required
Send jobs
Monthly Salary
Not Disclosed
Salary Not Disclosed
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
08-04-2025
Job Description
Gas Turbine Stress and Life Engineer
About PROENERGY
PROENERGY is a global and vertically integrated energy transition platform. Focused exclusively on faststart dispatchable power our company supports both energy security and renewable growth with complete turbine services project development equipment manufacturing turnkey generation facilities operations and maintenance.
Our Footprint
We are primed for the energy transition with permanent service locations in Missouri Texas and Argentina. Our worldclass Missouri headquarters is purposebuilt to meet dispatchable power needs. It sits on 90 acres in Sedalia and features more than 600000 sq. ft of service capacity under roof which includes the only independent LevelIV aeroderivative depot and stringtest facility in the world. Our Houston Texas office is a strategic satellite positioned near our own dispatchable power installations.
Our Philosophy
We take care of our people and strive to make a positive difference for the world. We offer competitive pay excellent benefits that include Medical Dental Vision and Life/Disability Insurance at minimal cost to the employee 10 paid holidays paid time off and a 401K plan. If you are looking for a rewarding career and possess specialized knowledge and qualityoriented problemsolving skills we encourage you to apply today.
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Gas Turbine Stress and Life Engineer for gas turbine components. In this role you will be responsible for performing stress analysis and life assessments of critical gas turbine components including turbine blades nozzles shrouds disks shafts bearings and combustors. You will work closely with design materials and performance engineers to ensure the structural integrity durability and reliability of turbine components throughout their lifecycle.
This position offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of gas turbine technology contributing to the development and optimization of turbine components to meet demanding operational conditions.
Position Responsibilities
- Conduct detailed stress analysis of gas turbine components to evaluate their ability to withstand mechanical thermal and aerodynamic loading.
- Perform finite element analysis (FEA) and other computational techniques to assess stress distribution deformation and failure modes under operating conditions.
- Work with design engineers to ensure that components are designed for optimal performance and structural integrity.
- Use advanced methods to predict the service life of gas turbine components based on stress cycles material properties and operational conditions.
- Perform fatigue analysis to assess the effects of cyclic loading and thermal gradients on component life including highcycle fatigue (HCF) lowcycle fatigue (LCF) and creepfatigue interaction.
- Provide life predictions and recommend design changes or improvements to extend component life and improve reliability.
- Analyze the thermalmechanical behavior of gas turbine components to assess the impact of temperature gradients thermal expansion and heat distribution on structural performance.
- Collaborate with thermal and aerodynamic engineers to ensure that thermal effects are accurately represented in structural analysis.
- Work with material and process engineers to understand the impact of material properties (e.g. hightemperature alloys coatings) on the stress and life characteristics of gas turbine components.
- Assist in the selection of appropriate materials and coatings to meet stress and life requirements under extreme temperature and mechanical loading conditions.
- Support the validation of stress and life predictions through physical testing of gas turbine components including strain gauging load testing and thermal cycling tests.
- Compare test results with predicted values and provide feedback for design optimization.
- Participate in root cause analysis for field failures or performance issues related to component stresses and life limitations.
- Investigate failure modes and recommend design modifications to mitigate future risks and improve component longevity.
- Prepare detailed reports documenting stress analysis life predictions test results and design recommendations.
- Ensure all analyses and reports meet industry standards customer specifications and regulatory requirements.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams including design engineers materials engineers manufacturing teams and quality assurance to support the development of highperformance turbine components.
- Identify opportunities for improving stress and life analysis methodologies and contribute to the development of best practices and new tools.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering or a related field. Advanced degrees (Masters or Ph.D. are preferred.
- Minimum 35 years of experience in stress analysis and life prediction for gas turbine or aerospace components.
- Strong background in structural analysis including finite element analysis (FEA) fatigue analysis and life prediction techniques.
- Experience with hightemperature materials turbine components (e.g. blades rotors nozzles shrouds) and thermalmechanical coupling.
- Proficiency in CAD software (e.g. Creo SolidWorks) for component design and engineering finite element analysis (FEA) tools (e.g. ANSYS or similar).
- Strong understanding of fatigue and fracture mechanics including methods for predicting component life under cyclic loading.
- Knowledge of hightemperature material properties including creep fatigue and thermal stresses in turbine components.
- Familiarity with gas turbine performance and aerodynamics.
- Strong problemsolving skills with the ability to analyze complex engineering challenges and develop solutions.
- Excellent communication skills to work effectively in a crossfunctional team environment and present technical findings.
- Ability to manage multiple projects prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
- Detailoriented with the ability to balance the need for performance manufacturability repairability and cost.
- Familiarity with ISO standards ASME or aerospacespecific regulations (e.g. AMS ASTM) is highly desirable.
- US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a workauthorized visa.
- Successful candidate will need to satisfactorily complete preemployment drug screen and background check
It is PROENERGYs policy to provide equal opportunity in employment to all its employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy age disability national origin marital status ancestry medical condition military status or any other characteristic protected by State or Federal law.
Employment Type
Full Time
Report This Job
Disclaimer: Drjobpro.com is only a platform that connects job seekers and employers. Applicants are advised to conduct their own independent research into the credentials of the prospective employer.We always make certain that our clients do not endorse any request for money payments, thus we advise against sharing any personal or bank-related information with any third party. If you suspect fraud or malpractice, please contact us via contact us page.
