Certification Engineer Turbomachinery

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The Turbomachinery Certification Engineer is responsible for ensuring Solar Turbines products meet global regulatory requirement for safety reliability and market access and comply with all relevant national and international industry standards regulatory codes and customer specifications. This role involves managing the entire certification lifecycle from initial design review and test planning to final documentation and agency submission guaranteeing the safety reliability and performance of the turbomachinery systems.

Ensure Products are safe and reliable

Enables global market access without repeated testing

Maintains compliance throughout the project lifecycle

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

Interpret and apply industry standards (e.g. ASME ISO API IEC NFPA OSHA) and regulatory requirements (e.g. FAA EASA EPA) to gas turbine design and manufacturing processes.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of evolving certification standards and regulatory changes impacting gas turbine technology.

Maintain compliance and certification from project booking to shipment

Develop and execute global certification strategies

Support Sales Packaging application Engineer and Business Development

Participate in industry standards development
Review engineering designs drawings and technical specifications to identify potential compliance issues early in the development cycle.
Work with R&D design and manufacturing teams to implement necessary design changes for certification.
Develop and oversee certification test plans (including performance vibration stress and emissions testing) in collaboration with test engineers.
Analyze test data and results to demonstrate compliance with certification requirements.
Prepare review and maintain comprehensive certification documentation including Type Certificates Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) compliance matrices and substantiation reports.
Act as the primary technical liaison with certification agencies and regulatory bodies managing audits and resolving technical queries.
Conduct formal safety assessments failure analysis (e.g. OSHAFMEA FTA) and reliability studies to support the certification basis.

Qualification:

Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering Aerospace Engineering or a closely related field. A masters degree is a plus

Experience: 7 years of experience in mechanical engineering with a minimum of 5 years directly involved in certification compliance or regulatory affairs within the power generation aerospace or oil and gas industries specifically with gas turbine engines or major rotating machinery.

Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of gas turbine thermodynamics performance mechanical design and combustion/emissions control.

Regulatory Knowledge: Proven experience interpreting and applying major industry standards (e.g. ASME B7 API 616) and working with regulatory bodies.

Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills for preparing reports and negotiating with regulatory authorities.

Project Management: Ability to manage multiple certification projects concurrently under strict deadlines.

Working knowledge of Creo is preferred

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