Gas Turbine Structural Engineer: Rotor Dynamics & Stress

AL TARIQ; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

POWERTECH in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Structural Analysis Engineer to lead warhead-level stress and vibration analysis for gas turbine components including compressors, turbines, and bearing systems. The role emphasizes thermo-mechanical simulations, risk assessment, and reporting on safety and operability across development programs.

The ideal candidate has 5–15 years in aerospace propulsion, strong mechanics of materials knowledge, and hands-on experience with ANSYS or similar FEA tools; Fluent

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
• Strong background in gas turbine propulsion, mechanical design, integrity and heat transfer.
• Solid grounding in Mechanics of Materials.
• Experience in whole engine structural analysis is a plus.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize gas turbine systems for life, weight, manufacturability and cost.
• Carry out thermo-mechanical simulations across design and off-design conditions.
• Perform creep, fatigue and fracture assessments.
• Conduct vibration and rotordynamic analysis.
• Support FEA methodology development and senior staff.

Skills

FEA analysis

English fluency

Programming (MATLAB/Simulink)

Education

Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

ANSYS

HyperWorks

Simcenter/Nastran

SolidWorks

Siemens NX

Job description

POWERTECH in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Structural Analysis Engineer to lead warhead-level stress and vibration analysis for gas turbine components including compressors, turbines, and bearing systems. The role emphasizes thermo-mechanical simulations, risk assessment, and reporting on safety and operability across development programs.

The ideal candidate has 5–15 years in aerospace propulsion, strong mechanics of materials knowledge, and hands-on experience with ANSYS or similar FEA tools; Fluent