Senior Combustion Engineer

Siemens Energy; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a Senior Combustion Engineer to develop and improve combustion-system hardware for utility-scale gas turbines. You will evaluate flow distribution, mixing, pressure loss, and emissions, translating results into robust hardware designs in collaboration with design, test, and manufacturing teams.

The role requires 5+ years in gas turbine combustion, strong CFD/thermodynamics knowledge, and experience with Siemens NX, STAR-CCM+, and ANSYS Workbench.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in gas turbine combustion design and CFD.
• Experience with combustion hardware design and validation.
• Ability to translate analysis into robust hardware recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Perform CFD and combustion-aerodynamics analyses of gas turbine systems.
• Develop and assess combustion hardware concepts using thermodynamics and heat transfer.
• Use Siemens NX, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS Workbench to build models and document conclusions.
• Integrate data to support hardware qualification and risk assessment.
• Define analysis needs for new or modified combustion hardware and review assumptions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, test, and field teams to resolve issues.

Skills

CFD

Combustion aerodynamics

Heat transfer

Thermodynamics

Fluid mechanics

Emissions formation

Modeling

Hardware design

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

STAR-CCM+

ANSYS Workbench

Job description

Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa are becoming Omterra. "We energize society" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

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.

• Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits

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