Lead Engineer - CFD/Methods - Aerospace Research
General Electric
- Niskayuna, NY
- $90,000-175,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Independently execute tasks using your technical skills for projects in the field of combustion physics.
- Work as part of a team executing on multi-generation technology programs to enable future design advancements.
- Participate in the development of high fidelity computational analyses techniques
- You will use both proprietary and commercial CFD solvers.
- Participate in validation & verification efforts to advance computational methodologies and/or to demonstrate new technologies.
- Interface with experimentalists to ensure high quality data acquisition.
- Develop ideas and concepts to improve the combustion efficiency and thermal performance and operability of various components in GE Aerospace products.
- Collaborate with the GE Aerospace engineering community to communicate and validate state-of-the-art combustion and thermal prediction methodologies and analysis systems.
- Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related disciplines with at least 3 years of relevant experience OR Masters in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related disciplines with at least 8 years of relevant experience
- Experience and knowledge of fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, and CFD. Experience in meshing & using engineering simulation/analysis tools (such as CFX or Fluent) to model turbomachinery flows
- Ability to investigate, model and provide critical insight into complex physical flow phenomena
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Good communication skills and ability to interface with senior leaders and customers with clarity and confidence
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
- Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY
- Must be 18 years or older
- You must submit your application for employment on the careers page at www.gecareers.com to be considered
- At least 5 years of industrial or research experience in turbomachinery design and analysis
- Demonstrated proficiency in meshing & using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), hi-fidelity LES based approach and high performance computing
- Outstanding programming skills including expertise with FORTRAN, C++ and Python
- Passion for science and technology and clear evidence of innovation and creativity
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills