Lead Engineer, Thermal Dynamics
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Job Location:
Greenville, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 88600 - 147600
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description Summary
As a member of the Hot Gas Path Thermal Design team you will be an active contributor to the cooling and sealing design of hot gas path components for our fleet of heavy duty gas turbine engines. This scope includes detailed thermal analyses and cooling flow analyses to optimize designs to meet design constraints. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful program execution across the full life cycle of the product including introducing new designs engine validation tests and issue resolutions for the customer fleet.Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Design and analyze the thermal/fluid aspects of heavy-duty gas turbine hot gas path components (rotating/stationary airfoils and adjacent components) under the direct guidance of a technical leader while demonstrating autonomy in problem solving.
- Perform thermal and flow analysis using GE Vernovas suite of in-house tools as well as commercial tools for CFD or FEA.
- Ensure designs and methods meet established GE Vernova design practices and design templates.
- Support gas turbine design from conceptual design through to detailed design as well as manufacturing qualification activities.
- Support component and gas turbine engine testing including test planning test execution and monitoring and post-test validation analyses.
- Support installed fleet by addressing manufacturing deviations product cost out efforts and customer issue root cause analyses as needed.
- Work closely with performance aerodynamic mechanical and other cross functional teams to ensure successful program execution.
- Document report and review design and analysis results with team members component owners customers and leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in relevant engineering discipline (Mechanical Aerospace or comparable)
- Minimum 4 years of relevant engineering industry experience
- This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. government export control restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. persons including U.S. citizens lawful permanent residents and protected individuals (e.g. certain refugees and asylees). GE Vernova will require proof of status prior to employment.
- Ability to travel up to 10% annually
Desired Characteristics
- At least 3 years of gas turbine design experience
- Advanced degree in relevant engineering discipline
- Strong communication skills
- Experience with NX/Unigraphics Ansys and CFD tools
- Demonstrated understanding of heat transfer design methods gas turbine systems and aerodynamics
- Understanding of internal GE Vernova business processes
- Demonstrated ability to understand customer requirements and create plans to meet them
- Demonstrated quality focus with probabilistic and data driven approach to problem solving.
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.
Additional Information
GE Vernova offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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