Senior Combustion Engineer

Siemens Energy; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

401K with company match

Parental leave

Career growth

Job summary

Siemens Energy, Inc. seeks a Senior Combustion Engineer to develop and improve combustion-system hardware for utility-scale gas turbines.

You will evaluate flow distribution, mixing, emissions, and thermoacoustic response, translating results into robust designs and validation plans for F-Class, G-Class, and HL-Class units. Collaborate with design, test, manufacturing, and field teams, perform CFD analyses using NX, STAR-CCM+, and ANSYS Workbench, and travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in gas turbine combustion design and CFD.
• Experience with reacting/non-reacting CFD, heat transfer, and emissions.
• Ability to develop models, define boundary conditions, and interpret results.
• Experience applying results to hardware design and risk assessment.
• Willing to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Perform CFD and combustion-aerodynamics analyses to evaluate flow, mixing, emissions, and thermal loading in gas turbine combustion systems.
• Develop and assess combustion hardware concepts using fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, turbomachinery, and mechanical integration principles.
• Use Siemens NX, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS Workbench to create models, perform analyses, and document conclusions.
• Integrate analytical, validation, and field data to support hardware qualification and risk assessment.
• Define analysis and validation needs for new or modified combustion hardware and support technical reviews.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, test, field-service, and design teams to resolve combustion-system issues and implement practical hardware solutions.

Skills

CFD

Combustion design

Gas turbine

Thermofluid analysis

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Master's or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

Siemens NX

STAR-CCM+

ANSYS Workbench

Teamcenter

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Senior Combustion Engineer, you will develop and improve combustion-system hardware for utility-scale gas turbines. You will evaluate flow distribution, mixing, pressure loss, heat transfer, thermal behavior, emissions, and thermoacoustic response. Working with design, test, manufacturing, and field organizations, you will translate analysis results and operating evidence into robust hardware designs, technical recommendations, and validation plans for F-Class, G-Class, and HL-Class gas turbines.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Perform CFD and combustion-aerodynamics analyses to evaluate reacting and non-reacting flow, fuel-air mixing, pressure loss, emissions behavior, and thermal loading in gas turbine combustion systems.
• Develop and assess combustion hardware concepts using fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, turbomachinery, and mechanical-system integration principles.
• Use Siemens NX, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS Workbench, or comparable tools to create models, perform analyses, interpret results, and document engineering conclusions.
• Integrate analytical, validation, and field data to support hardware qualification, technical risk assessment, root cause analysis, and design improvement.
• Define analysis and validation needs for new or modified combustion hardware and support technical reviews of assumptions, boundary conditions, methods, and results.
• Work with manufacturing, test, field-service, and design teams to resolve combustion-system issues and implement practical hardware solutions.

What You Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline; a master’s degree or Ph.D. is preferred.
• 5 + years of experience in gas turbine combustion design, combustion aerodynamics, CFD, thermal-fluid analysis, testing and validation of combustion system.
• Working knowledge of reacting or non-reacting CFD, heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, combustion dynamics, thermoacoustics, and emissions formation.
• Ability to develop appropriate computational models, define boundary conditions, assess mesh and model sensitivity, evaluate numerical results, and recognize limitations or uncertainty.
• Experience applying analysis results to combustion hardware design, hardware qualification, failure investigation, root cause analysis, or technical risk assessment.
• Experience with engineering software such as Siemens NX, Teamcenter, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS Workbench
• Understanding of utility-scale gas turbine systems; experience with F-Class, G-Class, or HL-Class gas turbines is beneficial.
• Ability to collaborate across design, test, manufacturing, and field organizations and convert complex technical results into clear engineering recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal technical communication skills.
• Travel up to 20%

About The Team

Gas Services

Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Rewards

• Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• 401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave

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