Remote Lead Engineer - CMC Mechanical Analysis

GE Aerospace; Norwalk (CT); Remote; USD 95,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace in Norwalk, CT seeks a Lead Engineer for the CMC Commercial Mechanical Analysis team to lead stress and life analyses of CMC hot-section hardware in GE9X engines. You will collaborate with design and materials teams, develop FEA workflows, and support manufacturing and field findings.

The role emphasizes ownership of technical work, mentoring junior staff, and integrating AI-enabled tools to speed model development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university; or high school diploma with 4 years engineering design experience.
• Minimum 3 years experience in Ceramic Matrix Composites or manufacturing-related role.
• Experience with FEA and related pre-processing tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform stress and life analyses of CMC hot-section hardware using FEA.
• Develop conceptual turbofan hot-section knowledge and support adjacent areas.
• Document assumptions, boundary conditions, results, and present outcomes to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with hardware owners and design teams; mentor junior members.
• Create macros/tools to standardize stress analysis for CMCs.
• Assist integration of AI-enabled tools to accelerate model development.

Skills

FEA software (Ansys)

Leadership/mentoring

Project management

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Ansys

HyperMesh

NX

Job description

GE Aerospace in Norwalk, CT seeks a Lead Engineer for the CMC Commercial Mechanical Analysis team to lead stress and life analyses of CMC hot-section hardware in GE9X engines. You will collaborate with design and materials teams, develop FEA workflows, and support manufacturing and field findings.

The role emphasizes ownership of technical work, mentoring junior staff, and integrating AI-enabled tools to speed model development.