Thermal Spray & Coatings Engineer – Gas Turbines

Siemens Energy, Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Supportive culture

Health benefits

Paid time off

401K with match

Parental leave

Job summary

Siemens Energy, Inc. is seeking a Coating Engineer to bridge design, manufacturing and sourcing for turbine components.

You’ll advance coating technologies from concept to qualification, supporting thermal spray and high-temperature coatings while addressing nonconformances to improve performance and manufacturability. The role emphasizes collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, quality, sourcing and suppliers, with a focus on design for manufacturing and industrialization of coating

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field.
• 5+ years experience in thermal spray, coatings or surface engineering.
• Experience with APS, HVOF, plasma spray, TBCs or MCrAlY coatings.
• Experience with gas turbines or high-temperature components preferred.
• Experience with coating qualification, process development, industrialization, manufacturing or supplier qualification.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Support coating technology industrialization into the coating supply base, including thermal spray and advanced coating processes.
• Conduct and support coating qualifications of turbine hot‑gas‑path components.
• Evaluate in‑process manufacturing and coating‑process data with respect to design intent.
• Ensure new components follow the principles of design for manufacturing.
• Draft and revise product definition as well as design for manufacturing philosophies.
• Support production issue resolution and quality and cost improvements involving coating processes, materials, and manufacturing.

Skills

Thermal spray

Coatings

Surface engineering

High-temperature materials

Process engineering

Collaborative work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, or related technical field

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

Shape the future as a Coating Engineer at the heart of our Turbine Design organization!

In this highly collaborative role, you’ll bridge design, manufacturing, and sourcing to bring cutting‑edge coating technologies from concept to reality. From supporting new turbine component development to qualifying thermal spray and high‑temperature coating processes and resolving manufacturing nonconformances, your work will directly impact performance, quality, and manufacturability across our turbine portfolio.

You’ll work with coating technologies and applications that may include thermal spray, plasma spray, APS, HVOF, thermal barrier coatings (TBCs), MCrAlY coatings, and other advanced surface‑engineering technologies used on gas turbine hot‑gas‑path components.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Support coating technology industrialization into the coating supply base, including thermal spray and advanced coating processes
• Conduct and support coating qualifications of turbine hot‑gas‑path components, including blades, vanes, combustors, and other turbine components
• Evaluate in‑process manufacturing and coating‑process data with respect to design intent
• Ensure new components follow the principles of design for manufacturing
• Draft and revise product definition as well as design for manufacturing philosophies
• Support production issue resolution and quality and cost improvements involving coating processes, materials, and manufacturing

What You Bring

• Bachelors degree in Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Typically, 5+ years of relevant professional experience in thermal spray, coatings, surface engineering, high‑temperature materials, or related materials/process engineering. Candidates with less experience may be considered with strong directly relevant experience.
• Experience with thermal spray or related coating technologies, such as APS, HVOF, plasma spray, TBCs, MCrAlY, or similar coating systems.
• Experience with gas turbines, aerospace propulsion, turbomachinery, rotating equipment, or other high‑temperature component applications is preferred.
• Experience with coating qualification, process development, industrialization, manufacturing, or supplier qualification is highly valued.
• Ability to work collaboratively across engineering, manufacturing, quality, sourcing, and external suppliers.
• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer‑sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

Export Control Requirement (ECC):

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

About the Team

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/Benefits

• 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

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Siemens Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affidante Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local

law.