Combustion (Propulsion) Senior Engineer - Kratos Defense

Are you looking for an exciting career with an industry leading turbomachinery/jet engine aerospace engineering company with cutting edge products, unique niche markets, and a highly skilled expert workforce? Then you have come to the right place!Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT), a Kratos Turbine Technologies company, is a growing world-class turbomachinery company located in beautiful Jupiter, Florida USA, which employs 300+ engineers and technicians with over 4,000 combined years of aero engine (military and commercial), industrial, and space turbomachinery experience. With a deep bench of experience in each discipline, FTT has been growing steadily for 25 years. We specialize in next-generation technologies for aircraft engines, rocket turbopumps, and industrial power equipment and focused on the development and production of small, affordable, high-performance jet engines for cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

We provide a one-stop shop with capabilities in design, aerodynamics, performance, heat transfer and secondary flow, rotor dynamics and bearing design, structural analysis and life predictions, manufacturing, testing, and field support. Our Turbine Technologies division also provides engineering services, testing services, and material solutions for military and commercial engines, space propulsion, and industrial power-producing applications.

Additional offices in Derby, UK and Wildau, Germany extend FTTs reputation for engineering excellence to the European marketplace and provide access to a European supply chain and next generation manufacturing capabilities.

Our parent company, Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, leverages cross-industry capabilities to deliver innovative, cost-saving solutions for all its customers.

This role is restricted toU.S. citizenship with ability to obtain/maintain security clearance. FTT will require proof of status prior to employment.

General Job Summary:

The Combustion Senior Engineer will be an engineering leader and key contributor to FTTs combustion engineering discipline. Conducting state of the art design, analysis, development, and test validation of gas turbine engine combustors. The engineer will be in a key, analytical role within a small, highly skilled team of engineers focusing on all aspects of combustion systems.

Essential Job Functions:

• Analyze and design combustors, fuel and ignition system components to meet mission requirements.
• Acquire or contribute to engine system level requirements and establish combustion system performance, and durability requirements for the combustor.
• Lead and conduct computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.
• Utilize practical, classical analyses with hands-on experiments to rapidly develop complex industrial and aero gas turbine engine combustor systems and augmenters.
• Guide junior-level engineers in the execution of the combustion system development, design, and test.
• Champion the development of combustion engineers, advance design processes, and design tools.
• Contribute to the development of best practices in computational simulation of gaseous and variable viscosity liquid fueled combustion systems.
• Take ownership of results as it directly supports the combustion team deliverables and decisions.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Keyword: combustion propulsion ansys combustor gas turbine combustion system classical analyses subsonic supersonic engine
Required Experience:

• Self-starter with extensive experience in combustion system analysis, CFD, and test correlation.
• Proficiency in classical combustion analyses, computational simulations, and combustor/engine testing.
• Highly skilled in the combustion system development process from analysis and design to test validation.
• Proficient in utilizing complex CFD codes with classical analyses to rapidly develop advanced combustion systems.
• Knowledge and practical expertise in combustion chemistry and physics.
• Possesses hands-on experience in test setup, instrumentation requirements, and validation of new combustion system designs.
• Ability to quickly correlate analytical results with experiments and engine test data.

Education and Experience:

• BS, MS, or PhD in Engineering.
• 8+ years of direct experience in combustion system design, analyses, and tests.
• Experience with subsonic and supersonic engine combustion systems and augmenters is desired.
• Proficiency in Ansys CFD tools for combustion applications is preferred.

From: Kratos Defense