Essential Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Hardware Ownership

• Lead the cold section module for GEK engine family, owning all aspects of fan and compressor rotating and static hardware design, integration, and delivery.
• Serve as the technical authority for fan blades, compressor rotors, stators, cases, inlet hardware, and all associated cold section components.
• Own the technical baseline (CAD, drawings, specifications) for all cold section hardware from fan inlet to combustor interface.
• Define and manage critical interfaces including inlet-to-fan interface, fan-to-compressor interface, and compressor-to-combustor interface.

Fan & Compressor Rotating Hardware Design & Integration

• Lead the design, analysis, and qualification of compression system rotating components including fan blades, compressor disks, blades, spacers, and rotor assemblies.
• Drive fan and compressor aerodynamic design in collaboration with aerodynamics teams to achieve performance, pressure ratio, efficiency, and operability targets.
• Lead mechanical design of compression system rotors including disk stress analysis, blade attachment design, and rotor assembly architecture.
• Manage rotor dynamics analysis and ensure proper critical speed margins and vibration characteristics throughout the operating envelope.
• Define material selection, surface treatments, and manufacturing processes for rotating components to achieve required durability and foreign object damage (FOD) resistance.

Fan & Compressor Static Hardware Design & Integration

• Lead the design and integration of compression system static components including inlet guide vanes, stator vanes, compressor cases, and diffuser hardware.
• Design stator assemblies with appropriate aerodynamic profiles, structural support, and variable geometry actuation systems if applicable.
• Develop compressor case designs that maintain proper clearances while managing thermal growth, pressure loads, and structural requirements.
• Lead the design of compressor sealing systems including labyrinth seals, knife-edge seals, and abradable seal systems to minimize leakage losses and maximize efficiency.
• Define static hardware interfaces with adjacent modules including inlet, combustor, and bearing compartments.

Inlet & Flow Path Design

• Lead the design of inlet hardware including inlet case, nose cone, inlet guide vanes, and foreign object damage (FOD) protection features.
• Ensure inlet design provides uniform flow delivery to the fan while accommodating installation requirements and vehicle integration constraints.
• Manage aerodynamic flow path definition from inlet through compressor exit, ensuring smooth transitions and optimized area distributions.
• Coordinate with vehicle integrators on inlet installation, boundary layer ingestion considerations, and inlet distortion characteristics.
• Design inlet anti-icing systems or ice protection features as required by operating environment.

Compressor-Combustor Interface Design

• Lead the design of the compressor discharge region including diffuser, pre-diffuser, and combustor inlet interface.
• Ensure proper flow delivery to the combustor with appropriate velocity profiles and pressure recovery.
• Define bleed air extraction points and secondary air system offtakes for turbine cooling, bearing compartment pressurization, and other engine systems.
• Manage mechanical interfaces between compressor rear structure and combustor case, including load paths and thermal isolation.
• Coordinate with combustor team on interface requirements, mounting provisions, and assembly sequences.

Design & Analysis Integration

• Guide designers and analysts in developing robust, producible designs that satisfy aerodynamic, structural, vibration, dynamic, and durability requirements as defined in the UERD.
• Collaborate closely with aerodynamics, stress, dynamics, materials, and operability teams to ensure balanced, optimized designs.
• Drive design trades and margin management to meet performance, weight, operability, and cost targets.
• Lead Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and rotordynamics analysis activities for cold section components.

Operability & Stall Margin Management

• Ensure compression system design provides adequate stall margin throughout the operating envelope including steady-state and transient conditions.
• Collaborate with operability and controls teams to assess compression system stability and response to transients.
• Lead design features that enhance operability including variable geometry, bleed systems, or casing treatments as appropriate.
• Support engine operability testing and incorporate learning into design improvements.
• Manage compression system operability risks and develop mitigation strategies.

Product Development & Execution

• Lead cold section hardware scope through concept, preliminary design, detailed design, test, qualification, and entry into service.
• Support hardware build, assembly, and test by resolving design issues and incorporating learning into updated configurations.
• Ensure design for manufacturability and assembly (DFMA) in partnership with manufacturing engineering and suppliers, considering machining, fabrication, welding, and assembly processes.
• Develop and execute component and engine-level test plans to validate cold section performance, operability, and structural integrity.

Requirements & Interfaces

• Translate system- and customer-level requirements into clear cold section design requirements and verification plans.
• Define and manage interfaces between cold section components and adjacent engine modules including inlet, combustor, mechanical systems, and controls.
• Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and customer requirements throughout the design process, including FOD tolerance and bird strike requirements.
• Manage cold section contribution to overall engine performance, operability, weight, and cost requirements.

IPT Leadership & Coordination

• Lead Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings for cold section hardware, coordinating activities across design, analysis, manufacturing, test, quality, and supply chain.
• Drive integrated schedule development and execution for cold section hardware deliverables across multiple engine builds.
• Manage technical risks and opportunities, developing mitigation plans and driving risk reduction activities.
• Provide regular status updates to Model Leaders and program leadership on cold section technical progress, risks, and issues.

Materials & Manufacturing Integration

• Partner with materials engineering to select appropriate materials for compression system components including titanium alloys, aluminum alloys, and steel alloys.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering and suppliers on machining strategies, fabrication processes, welding, and quality control.
• Drive supplier development activities for fan blades, compressor disks, machined components, and fabricated assemblies.
• Ensure cold section designs are compatible with expendable engine cost targets and high-volume production strategies.

Continuous Improvement & Standards

• Champion FLIGHT DECK principles and design best practices for cold section hardware within the Small Uncrewed Engines organization.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities in design methods, tools, and processes for compression system components.
• Contribute to design guidelines, checklists, and standards for cold section hardware applicable to small uncrewed engine applications.
• Capture and disseminate lessons learned from cold section testing, including aerodynamic performance, structural integrity, and operability.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide day-to-day technical direction, mentoring, and coaching to compression system design engineers, analysts, and drafters supporting cold section hardware.
• Collaborate effectively with program management, supply chain, quality, and test organizations to ensure integrated execution.
• Partner with GEK1500 and GEK800 Model Leaders to ensure cold section hardware supports overall engine program objectives.
• Present design status, risks, and recommendations to technical leaders and program leadership.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related engineering discipline; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in turbomachinery design engineering, preferably in gas turbine compression systems or compressor component design.
• This role requires the successful candidate to maintain a US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. Citizenship. Preference will be given to candidates who currently hold US Government Security Clearance.

​Desired Skills:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in turbomachinery design engineering, preferably in gas turbine compression systems or compressor component design.
• Possess a current US Government Security Clearance.
• Demonstrated experience with fan or compressor aerodynamic design, mechanical design, or compression system integration.
• Strong understanding of compressor aerodynamics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and structural dynamics.
• Experience with compression system operability, stall margin assessment, and stability analysis.
• Proven ability to own hardware from concept through production, including drawing release, change management, and support to manufacturing and test.
• Strong understanding of mechanical design fundamentals including materials, GD&T, stress analysis, fatigue, and high cycle fatigue (HCF).
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools (e.g., Siemens NX, CATIA, or similar) and familiarity with PDM/PLM systems.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with ability to convey complex technical information to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to make sound engineering decisions.
• Experience with aerospace propulsion systems, particularly gas turbine engines or small uncrewed engine applications.
• Background in axial compressor design including aerodynamic profiling, stage matching, and 3D blade design.
• Experience with compressor rotor design, disk stress analysis, and high cycle fatigue (HCF) assessment.
• Knowledge of fan blade design including aerodynamics, bird strike requirements, and FOD tolerance.
• Familiarity with compressor structural analysis including stress, vibration, dynamics, flutter, and forced response.
• Experience with compressor aerodynamic analysis tools and CFD for flow path design and performance prediction.
• Understanding of compression system manufacturing processes including machining, fabrication, welding, and electron beam welding.
• Familiarity with compressor test methods including cascade testing, component rig testing, and engine testing.
• Experience working with suppliers on compressor hardware including machined disks, blades, and fabricated cases.
• Knowledge of compressor sealing systems, clearance control, and secondary air system integration.
• Understanding of inlet design, distortion effects, and inlet-compressor compatibility.
• Understanding of agile or lean product development practices and their application to hardware design.
• Prior experience in technical leadership, IPT leadership, or team lead roles.
• Experience with expendable or limited-life engine design considerations.
• Familiarity with military engine specifications and qualification requirements for compression system components.

What GE Aerospace Offers

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunities for career growth and technical leadership development
• The chance to work on cutting-edge small uncrewed propulsion technologies
• A collaborative, innovative environment that values safety, quality, and continuous improvement

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This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).