Senior Gas Turbine Performance Engineer: AI Accelerated Engineering
About The Position
This role is for a Senior Gas Turbine Performance Engineer focused on AI Accelerated Engineering. The engineer will work at the intersection of engine physics, product decisions, and real operating data, building performance models and software that influence new product definition, test cell execution, and fielded fleet operations. The Gas Turbine Performance Group leads concept and advanced cycle studies, delivers calibrated performance predictions for new and upgraded engines, and oversees performance during engine development. They also support production and acceptance testing, and enable product support teams worldwide with tools to analyze, predict, and guarantee engine performance. A key mission is building and maintaining the ecosystem of models, workflows, automation, and data pipelines that convert thermodynamics, test, and field data into decisions. Transient cycle models and calibrated physics tools are increasingly the foundation for AI-enabled digital twins, aiming for longer service intervals, better cycle count capability, and improved efficiency through operational flexibility.
Requirements
- B.S. / B.Eng. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (or closely related field) plus experience with multiple design cycles within industry and performance engineering to real-world problems.
- Foundation of knowledge for growth in gas turbine performance and thermodynamics (cycles, maps, matching, operability concepts, off-design behavior).
- Ability to work through ambiguity, manage priorities, and deliver high-quality results under schedule pressure.
- Clear written and verbal communication. Ability to explain assumptions, results, and risks to both technical and nontechnical partners.
- Proven habit of finishing work with thoroughness and reliability (validation, documentation, and follow-through).
Nice To Haves
- Applicable experience in gas turbine performance, aerodynamics, instrumentation, real-world testing or closely related area.
- Applied knowledge of model calibration and troubleshooting of gas turbine performance/operability in steady state and/or transient.
- Strong engineering software skills, building scripts, code, or automation that makes other engineers faster and improves quality.
- Familiarity with controls and control logic and controls software.
Responsibilities
- Analyze acceptance test and fleet/field datasets to trend performance, troubleshoot issues, and monitor aeromechanical/operability behavior across product lines.
- Build, calibrate, and defend steady state and transient performance models for new products, upgrades, and investigations.
- Develop and maintain internal software used across design, sales/applications, customer services, overhaul, and customer sites, improving usability, automation, traceability, and confidence in results.
- Apply modern AI techniques to speed up calibration and uncertainty exploration, enable anomaly detection and diagnostics, create reduced-order models grounded in physics, and support digital twin workflows using physics-guided learning approaches.
- Collaborate with design, controls, test, operations, and digital teams to solve urgent problems and build long-term capability.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
- 401(k) savings plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Health Lifestyle Programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
- Career Development
- Incentive bonus
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
