Senior Gas Turbine Combustor Design Engineer

Al Tariq; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Tax-free salary

Global exposure

Job summary

EDGE is seeking a Gas Turbine Combustor Engineer to lead design, analysis, development, and support of combustor systems for micro jet engines. You will translate customer requirements into efficient, low-emission combustors using 1-D modelling, CFD, and tests, delivering robust, manufacturable solutions within tight engine architectures.

The role requires coordinating with system engineering, mechanical design, materials, and additive manufacturing teams to ensure integrated, fit-for-purpose

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or closely related discipline.
• 8-10 years of experience in gas turbine combustion, combustor design, or propulsion development.
• Strong background in gas turbine combustor fundamentals including fuel injection, swirl, recirculation, flame stabilisation, liner cooling, dilution, and turbine inlet temperature management.
• Proven ability to correlate analytical and CFD results with rig or engine test data and drive design iterations.
• Experience with manufacturing processes, geometric tolerancing, and design-for-manufacture principles for high-precision hot-section components.
• Experience working with performance, aerodynamics, mechanical design, materials, and test teams in integrated engine development.

Responsibilities

• Define combustor requirements from engine cycle conditions and constraints.
• Translate system requirements into a combustor concept and architecture.
• Carry out preliminary sizing and concept development using first-principles methods and correlations.
• Analyse flow field, mixing, ignition, flame stability, liner heat load, and exit temperature distribution.
• Evaluate design sensitivities to geometry, fuel scheduling, airflow split, and tolerances.
• Develop and review combustor hardware including dome, swirler, liner, dilution holes, and cooling features.
• Support CFD, rig testing, and engine testing to validate assumptions.
• Iterate design through concept, preliminary, detailed, and verification phases.
• Collaborate with performance, aerodynamics, mechanical design, materials, manufacturing, and test teams.
• Document design rationale, trade-offs, test findings, and verification evidence.

Skills

Technical leadership

CFD interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CAD software

CFD tools

Job description

EDGE is seeking a Gas Turbine Combustor Engineer to lead design, analysis, development, and support of combustor systems for micro jet engines. You will translate customer requirements into efficient, low-emission combustors using 1-D modelling, CFD, and tests, delivering robust, manufacturable solutions within tight engine architectures.

The role requires coordinating with system engineering, mechanical design, materials, and additive manufacturing teams to ensure integrated, fit-for-purpose