Senior Gas Turbine Structural Engineer: Rotor Dynamics

Al Tariq; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

POWERTECH is seeking a Structural Analysis Engineer to perform stress, vibration, and thermo-mechanical analyses on gas turbine components within turbojet and turbofan development programs in Abu Dhabi. You will assess compressors, turbines, shafts, bearing systems, and stationary structures to support design optimization and safety.

Fluency in English and 5–15 years of experience are expected; you will mentor junior engineers, contribute to FEA methodology, and deliver reports, testing

Qualifications

• Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering degree or a related field.
• Strong background in gas turbine propulsion, mechanical design, integrity and heat transfer.
• Solid background in Mechanics of Materials
• Experience in whole engine structural analysis, clearance assessments is a plus.
• Experience in bearing performance assessment is a plus.
• Fluent in English
• Experience: 5-15 years or more.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize the gas turbine systems for life, weight, manufacturability and cost.
• Carry out thermo-mechanical simulations at design, off-design and far off-design conditions to ensure safety and operability.
• Carry out creep, fatigue and fracture assessments
• Carry out vibration and rotodynamic analysis
• Carry out Stress Assessment, Low Cycle Fatigue and High Cycle Fatigue Assessments
• Carry out FMECA (Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis) to support the safety and operability assessments
• Support FEA methodology development activities
• Support other team members, develop junior engineers and provide constructive feedback
• Review the designs, simulations, prepare engineering reports and generate testing guidelines
• Identify project risks and plan for mitigation

Skills

Gas turbine propulsion

FEA software

C / MATLAB/Simulink

Mechanics of Materials

Thermo-mechanical analysis

Problem solving

Education

Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

ANSYS

HyperWorks

Simcenter Nastran

SolidWorks

Siemens NX

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

POWERTECH is seeking a Structural Analysis Engineer to perform stress, vibration, and thermo-mechanical analyses on gas turbine components within turbojet and turbofan development programs in Abu Dhabi. You will assess compressors, turbines, shafts, bearing systems, and stationary structures to support design optimization and safety.

Fluency in English and 5–15 years of experience are expected; you will mentor junior engineers, contribute to FEA methodology, and deliver reports, testing