Siemens Energy

A Snapshot of Your Day (position overview)

We are looking for a highly skilled Research and Development Engineer to join our team and develop design methods and software for the damage-tolerant design of large gas turbine systems! The ideal candidate will have experience in the application of damage-tolerant concepts (e.g. fracture mechanics) and a deep understanding of gas turbine components and design. Responsibilities include planning, developing, and implementing mechanical integrity methods and technologies for gas turbines. This role involves evaluating component mechanical integrity for different failure mechanisms, including fatigue (LCF/TMF, HCF, Fracture Mechanics), and Creep as well as the impact of various types of uncertainties. You will also prepare engineering documents and presentations to communicate technical results, ensuring the overall success of design projects in terms of time, cost, and quality!

How You’ll Make an Impact (responsibilities)

• Develop and implement fracture mechanics design tools and durability methods for gas-turbine components, focusing on Low Cycle Fatigue (LCF), High Cycle Fatigue (HCF), Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue (TMF), Fracture Mechanics, and Creep.
• Evaluate and assess the mechanical integrity of gas turbine components through sophisticated engineering methods and post-processing techniques.
• Plan and implement the development of mechanical integrity technologies and durability strategies to optimize the performance and lifespan of gas turbines.
• Create engineering documents and technical presentations to communicate analysis results, ensuring design projects meet time, cost, and quality targets.
• Develop and integrate system simulation frameworks, performance models, and algorithms to simulate operational environments and system behaviors.
• Perform trade studies, operational analyses, and mission effectiveness analyses, supporting decision-making processes for alternative system architectures and operational models.

What You Bring (requirements)

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in engineering sciences, mechanical engineering, aeronautical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or related field
• Proven knowledge and a strong background in mechanical integrity
• 3+ years’ experience in gas or aero turbine industry
• Strong statistics and mathematics skills
• Proficient programming experience (Python, bash, C, C++, Linux)
• Proficiency in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) experience (Ansys, Abaqus, or similar)
• Familiarity with fatigue and fracture mechanics.
• Highly motivated, proactive, and self-directed
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

About the Team

Gas Services

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. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 94,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

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.

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Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards

• 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

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