CDN Module Leader

GE Aerospace • Evendale, OH

41d

About The Position

The Emerging Technologies (ET) team, comprised of Small Uncrewed Engines (SUE), Hypersonics and AI innovations for Defense and Systems is seeking a skilled CDN Module Leader to join our fast-paced and high energy team. The CDN Module leader owns the combustor module architecture and design for limited-life propulsion engines, driving the module from conceptual design through qualification. This role leads cross-site teams (Florida and Evendale) to deliver safe, high-quality, on-time, and cost-effective combustor designs that meet mission profiles and program objectives.

Requirements

• Education/Experience: BS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering (MS preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in combustor design for gas turbines or small propulsion systems; track record from concept through qualification.
• Technical Depth: Expertise in combustor aerothermal design, emissions, flame stability, film cooling, structural/thermal life analyses, and limited-life strategies.
• Leadership & Communication: Strong cross-functional leadership with multi-site teams (Florida and Evendale), supplier engagement, and clear communication of decisions, risks, and trade-offs.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Tools: Proficiency with CAD/PLM, aerothermal/CFD tools, FEA for thermo-mechanical analysis, requirements management, and test data analysis
• 10 years of module ownership of combustors
• Success Metrics (SQDC) Safety: Robust hazard analyses; no safety escapes; validated ignition/stability margins and thermal protections.
• Quality: First-time-right design reviews; correlation of rig/engine test data to predictions; fully met qualification criteria.
• Delivery: On-time passage through design gates; rig/engine test readiness and execution as scheduled.
• Cost: Achieve design-to-cost targets via limited-life optimization, efficient cooling strategies, and supplier/process choices.
• Role Interfaces Internal: Compressor/turbine teams, fuel & controls, thermal/fluids, stress/structures, manufacturing, test & instrumentation, reliability.
• External: Fuel nozzle and combustor component suppliers; customers/airframers for mission and interface alignment.

Responsibilities

• Module Ownership (Concept to Qualification): Lead combustor architecture, requirements flow-down, design trades, and verification plans from concept, preliminary and detailed design, to rig/engine qualification.
• Combustor Design & Analysis: Define liner/dome/swirler geometry; fuel nozzle integration; dilution and cooling schemes; flame stability; emissions; pattern factor; pressure loss; and life-limited feature design.
• Thermal & Structural Integrity: Own thermal management (film cooling, convective cooling, TBC application), stress and life assessments (LCF/HCF/thermo-mechanical), creep/oxidation margins, and limited-life retirement rules.
• Fuel & Controls Integration: Coordinate with fuel system and controls teams on nozzle selection, flow splits, atomization, ignition, light-off, stability maps, and transient operability.
• Manufacturability & Materials: Drive DFM for combustor components (liners, domes, diffusers, mounts); material selection (superalloys, coatings/TBCs); joining methods (weld/braze); and supplier readiness.
• Testing & Qualification: Plan and oversee rig tests (sector/full-annular) and engine tests; define instrumentation; analyze data; correlate models; and compile qualification evidence with clear acceptance criteria.
• Integration & V&V: Lead DFMEA/FMECA, requirements traceability, hazard analysis, and RCCA; ensure robust interfaces with compressor, turbine, fuel system, and mechanical mounts.
• Program Execution: Build and manage schedules, risks, and design gates; coordinate resources across Florida and Evendale; manage suppliers; support proposals and design-to-cost trades for limited-life missions.
• Leadership & Mentoring: Provide day-to-day technical leadership, set clear work statements, review designs/analyses, mentor early-career engineers, and foster continuous improvement by following FLIGHT DECK standards.
• Compliance & Documentation: Ensure configuration control, drawing/spec quality, and adherence to applicable standards, export control, and safety requirements.

Benefits

• GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.
• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees