Airfoil Thermal Design Engineer

GE Vernova, Inc.; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Prescription drug coverage

Health Coach access

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. is seeking a design engineer to perform thermal and CFD analyses for heavy-duty gas turbine engines. You will work on airfoil thermal performance, cooling, and sealing, using in-house tools and commercial software, while collaborating across disciplines to meet design constraints.

This role requires a Mechanical/Aerospace engineering background with at least four years of experience and a U.S. person status for export-controlled information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related field.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant engineering experience.
• This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. government export control restrictions; U.S. persons only.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze thermal/fluid aspects of heavy-duty gas turbine hardware using in-house tools and CFD/FEA software; develop autonomy under a technical leader.
• Ensure designs meet GE Vernova engineering standard work and templates.
• Support gas turbine design from concept through detailed design and manufacturing qualification.
• Support engine testing, including test planning, execution, and post-test analyses.
• Address fleet manufacturing issues and drive cost and durability improvements through root cause analyses and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.
• Document and review designs and analyses with team members and leadership.

Skills

Thermal analysis

CFD

CAD (NX)

FEA (Ansys)

Gas turbine experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CAD (NX)

Ansys

CFD

Job description

Job Description Summary

As a member of the Aero, Thermal, and Clearances Design team (ATCD), you will contribute to system-level design and analysis of turbomachinery hardware and architectures for our heavy-duty gas turbine engines, with a focus on airfoil thermal performance, cooling, and sealing. Your work may include detailed thermal, flow, and CFD analyses to meet defined design constraints. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the full product life cycle, including new design introduction, engine validation testing, and resolution of issues in the customer fleet.

Job Description

What impact you’ll make: Essential Responsibilities

• Design and analyze thermal/fluid aspects of heavy-duty gas turbine rotating and stationary hardware using GE Vernova’s in-house analysis tools and commercial CFD/FEA software, while developing increasing autonomy in problem-solving under the guidance of a technical leader.
• Ensure designs and methods meet established requirements for GE Vernova engineering standard work (design practices and design templates).
• Support gas turbine design activities from early conceptual design through final detailed design, as well as manufacturing qualification activities.
• Support gas turbine engine testing including test planning, test execution and monitoring, and post-test validation analyses.
• Support the installed gas turbine fleet by addressing manufacturing issues, improving product cost and durability through design improvements, and resolving customer issues through root cause analyses and corrective actions.
• Collaborate closely with the cross-functional engineering teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Document, report, and review designs and analyses with team members, internal customers, and leadership.

What you’ll bring: Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering discipline (Mechanical, Aerospace, or similar)
• Minimum 4 years of relevant engineering experience
• This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. government export control restrictions, and this posting is only for U.S. persons including U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and protected individuals (e.g., certain refugees and asylees). GE Vernova will require proof of status prior to employment.

What will make you stand out: Desired Characteristics

• At least 3 years of engineering design experience in gas turbine engines
• Advanced degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, with a focus on thermal sciences
• Demonstrated understanding of heat transfer design methods, gas turbine systems, and aerodynamics
• Experience with relevant design/analysis tools including CAD (NX), FEA (Ansys), and CFD
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including an ability to simplify complex topics into clear and concise learnings and actions
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams and to understand the needs of internal and external customers

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $80 000,00 and $120 000,00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on septembre 22, 2026.

Available benefits include:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• prescription drug coverage
• access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.