
Lead Engineer – Gas Turbine Thermodynamic Performance
Switzerland Global Enterprise
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Greenville • United States
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Salary
💰 $110,200 - $137,800 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Act as point of contact and provide dedicated leadership for all performance-related matters pertaining to designated gas turbine frame(s)
- Develop gas turbine thermodynamic models in support of new unit sales, project requisition, aftermarket conversions, modifications and uprates
- Utilize analytical techniques to characterize fielded performance of gas turbines and identify opportunities to improve gas turbine operating robustness and/or performance
- Coordinate gas turbine performance optimization exercises that maximize product value while balancing competing product requirements
- Support new unit sales, project requisition and aftermarket performance applications engineering teams
- Support gas turbine validation testing, field tuning and product services both in Greenville and at remote customer sites
- Develop skills and competencies of team members
- Mentor less experienced engineers
- Continuously improve organizational workflow and processes using lean methodologies
- Develop and protect the Intellectual Property rights of GE Vernova
Requirements
- advanced experience in the Engineering/Technology & Performance Engineering
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or high school diploma with relevant experience)
- experience in gas turbine related engineering and thermodynamics
- Master's Degree / PhD in Engineering from an accredited university or college (desired)
- experience in applying thermodynamic principles and calculation methods to model turbomachinery (or related) equipment
- basic software development experience, preferably Python, Fortran, C, C++ or similar
- demonstrated design creativity and problem-solving capability
- design of experiment and numerical optimization experience
- influencing, leadership and project management skills
- strong communication, organizational and mentoring skills
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan
- a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions
- company retirement contributions
- access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- tuition assistance
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- disability benefits
- life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
thermodynamic modelsgas turbine engineeringthermodynamicsturbomachinery modelingsoftware developmentPythonFortranCC++numerical optimization
Soft skills
leadershipproject managementcommunicationorganizational skillsmentoringdesign creativityproblem-solvinginfluencing
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's DegreePhD in Engineering