Thermal-Fluid Engineer — Turbine Cooling & Clearance Design

Siemens Energy; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Health benefits

PTO and holidays

401K with company match

Parental leave

Family building benefits

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Orlando, FL is seeking a Thermal Fluid Engineer to apply advanced fluid dynamics and heat transfer analysis to large gas turbines.

You will model cooling air systems, simulate transient heating, and collaborate with global teams to improve efficiency and reliability.

This role emphasizes cross-functional design and safety within Siemens Energy's Gas Services team.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of design, development, or operation of turbomachinery.
• Core engineering principles for fluid mechanics and/or heat transfer.
• Experience with numerical simulation and data analysis.
• FMEA risk assessment experience.
• Proficiency in programming languages.
• Strong intercultural collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• 60% Thermal-Fluid System Modeling & Simulation: develop and maintain models for cooling air supply of hot gas-path components in gas turbines.
• Simulate transient heating and thermal expansion to determine optimal clearances.
• Use in-house and commercial software to perform CFD and heat transfer analyses and interpret results.
• 40% Design, Analysis & Improvement: contribute to conceptual and detailed design of gas turbines, especially secondary air systems and clearance design; support improvements using fleet feedback and operational data.

Skills

Fluid mechanics

Heat transfer

Numerical simulation

Data analysis

FMEA

Programming languages

Intercultural collaboration

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

MS or PhD preferred

Tools

CFD software

In-house simulation tools

Finite Element Method (FEM)

Job description

Siemens Energy in Orlando, FL is seeking a Thermal Fluid Engineer to apply advanced fluid dynamics and heat transfer analysis to large gas turbines.

You will model cooling air systems, simulate transient heating, and collaborate with global teams to improve efficiency and reliability.

This role emphasizes cross-functional design and safety within Siemens Energy's Gas Services team.