Senior Engineer - Combustion Aerothermal

Overview

The Senior Engineer – Gas Turbine Aero Dynamics formulates, plans, leads, and executes aerodynamic and aero-thermal design and analysis activities for New Product Introduction, technology maturation, and fleet support programs across gas turbine products. The role owns aerodynamic and aero-thermal design deliverables and provides technical leadership to resolve aerodynamic, heat transfer, and secondary flow issues.

What you'll do

• Lead and execute aerodynamic and aero-thermal design and analysis of gas turbine combustion system components using sound engineering principles and in compliance with business standards, design practices, procedures, and product/program requirements.
• Own and deliver analysis and design work for NPI, NTI, fleet, RCA, and research projects with full accountability for quality, schedule, and technical recommendations.
• Develop, maintain, and improve aerodynamic, heat transfer, and secondary flow analysis models; interpret results and translate them into clear design actions and risk mitigation plans.
• Demonstrate component ownership by understanding product design intent, field history, operability challenges, and fleet issues to identify opportunities for performance, durability, and reliability improvement.
• Evaluate technical options, make independent engineering decisions, and recommend the most effective path forward based on data, physics, program priorities, and business needs.
• Collaborate with mechanical design, thermal systems, performance, operability, manufacturing, sourcing, services, and systems engineering teams to optimize product outcomes.
• Drive simplification, productivity, and continuous improvement in analysis methods, design practices, tools, templates, and engineering workflows.
• Proactively identify, promote, and champion continuous improvement opportunities for quality processes.
• Identify gaps between analytical predictions and test, lab, or field data; improve methods, tools, and design practices to enhance model fidelity and engineering rigor.
• Mentor engineers by sharing domain expertise, reviewing technical work, and helping build aero design capability across the team.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps and innovation initiatives that improve aerodynamic efficiency, thermal performance, operability, and customer value.
• Prepare and present technical reviews with clear conclusions, recommendations, and risk assessments to engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Thermal Sciences, Aerodynamics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10+ years of engineering experience in gas turbine or turbomachinery aerodynamic and/or aero-thermal design and analysis.
• Strong technical experience in aerodynamics, heat transfer, secondary flow analysis, and turbomachinery design for gas turbine applications.

Nice to have

• Recognized technical depth in aero dynamics / aero-thermal design with strong systems thinking and interface awareness.
• Strong analytical, project management, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a global matrix organization.
• Good understanding of gas turbine product design, combustion systems, operability, fleet history, and performance improvement opportunities.
• Proven ability to interpret complex results, communicate recommendations clearly, and influence technical decisions across teams.
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to technical capability building across global teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated mindset of ownership, accountability, customer focus, and risk identification/mitigation.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru.
• Relocation assistance provided.