Senior Thermal Engineer, Turbomachinery & CFD

GE Vernova, Inc.; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health benefits

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Lead Engineer – Thermal Dynamics to execute heat transfer, CFD, and thermal analyses for turbomachinery hardware across the gas and steam turbine portfolio. You will own design stages from concept through final documentation, collaborating with global teams and applying Lean principles to improve processes.

The role requires a BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience, with proficiency in ANSYS, CFD tools, and scripting.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or comparable.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, or thermal analysis and design for turbomachinery.

Responsibilities

• Independently execute heat transfer, secondary flow, CFD, thermal analysis and design activities for turbomachinery components across gas and steam turbine products.
• Develop deep technical expertise in thermal design and apply it to design and analysis challenges with strong judgment.
• Arrange design and analysis across NPI/NTI and product support programs with increasing autonomy.
• Build, assess, and improve thermal analysis models and prepare design review materials with clear conclusions.

Skills

Heat transfer

CFD

Thermal analysis

Lean principles

Programming scripting

Education

Bachelors Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

ANSYS Thermal

HyperWorks

CFX

ICEM CFD

Job description

GE Vernova is seeking a Lead Engineer – Thermal Dynamics to execute heat transfer, CFD, and thermal analyses for turbomachinery hardware across the gas and steam turbine portfolio. You will own design stages from concept through final documentation, collaborating with global teams and applying Lean principles to improve processes.

The role requires a BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience, with proficiency in ANSYS, CFD tools, and scripting.