Sr Design Engineer - Gas Turbine Packaging

Harvard Group International; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvard Group International in Indianapolis seeks a Senior Design Engineer - Gas Turbine Packaging to lead integration of complex turbine-based power systems into deployable units. You will bridge mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering to ensure all subsystems function cohesively in real-world environments.

You will own system layout, packaging solutions, and execution, coordinating with suppliers and partners, and guiding external consultants as needed to deliver mobile, skid-mounted,

Qualifications

• You Understand System-Level Packaging and Integration: you bring hands-on experience integrating complex mechanical and electrical systems into a complete, functioning product.
• You Know How to Package Power Generation Equipment: packaging turbine, generator, or other complex industrial power systems into skid-mounted, trailer-mounted, modular, or stationary units.
• You Can Support System Integration Beyond the Core Engine: integrating generators, gearboxes, pumps, cooling, electrical interfaces, and other supporting systems.
• You Bring Solid Industry Experience: approximately 5+ years of experience in packaging engineering, systems integration, power generation equipment, rotating machinery, or similarly complex industrial systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead full system integration of mobile turbine generator units, including layout and configuration of all major subsystems.
• Design packaging solutions that optimize space, weight, thermal performance, and serviceability.
• Ensure systems can be transported, installed, and operated reliably in field environments.
• Interface with suppliers and external packaging partners to align on technical requirements and integration standards.
• Define and validate system requirements, including fluid systems, cooling, electrical integration, and structural layout.
• Manage external consultants and packaging partners, with potential to build internal capability over time.

Skills

System-level packaging

Mechanical integration

Electrical integration

Mobile/trailer-mounted packaging

Education

5+ years packaging engineering experience

Job description

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are seeking a Sr Design Engineer - Gas Turbine Packaging to lead the integration of complex turbine-based power systems into fully deployable, transportable units. This role sits at the intersection of mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering and is responsible for ensuring the complete product functions cohesively in real-world environments. The Packaging Engineer will take ownership of system layout, integration, and execution, ensuring all subsystems, including turbine, generator, cooling, fuel, exhaust, and electrical systems, are designed to operate together within physical and operational constraints.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead full system integration of mobile turbine generator units, including layout and configuration of all major subsystems.
• Design packaging solutions that optimize space, weight, thermal performance, and serviceability.
• Ensure systems can be transported, installed, and operated reliably in field environments.
• Interface with suppliers and external packaging partners to align on technical requirements and integration standards.
• Define and validate system requirements, including fluid systems, cooling, electrical integration, and structural layout.
• Manage external consultants and packaging partners, with potential to build internal capability over time.

REQUIREMENTS

• You Understand System-Level Packaging and Integration: You bring hands-on experience integrating complex mechanical and electrical systems into a complete, functioning product.
• You Know How to Package Power Generation Equipment: You have experience packaging turbine, generator, or other complex industrial power systems into skid-mounted, trailer-mounted, modular, or stationary units.
• You Can Support System Integration Beyond the Core Engine: You understand that the turbine is only one part of the full product. You are comfortable integrating generators, gearboxes, pumps, cooling systems, electrical interfaces, and other supporting systems into a complete operating unit.
• You Bring Solid Industry Experience: You have approximately 5+ years of experience in packaging engineering, systems integration, power generation equipment, rotating machinery, or similarly complex industrial systems.

Preferred Skills

• You’ve Worked with Mobile Power or Trailer-Mounted Systems: You have experience with mobile generator systems, trailer-mounted equipment, or other transportable industrial products and understand the added constraints that mobility introduces.
• You Have Experience with Gas Turbine Generator Packages: You have exposure to turbine-based power generation systems and understand the integration needs around generators, fluid systems, cooling, controls, and operating requirements.
• You’ve Supported Controls Integration: You have experience coordinating interfaces between equipment packages and controls systems, including making sure control architectures, instrumentation, and operating requirements align across multiple parties.