Turbine Engine Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States; travel up to 20% is required and limited to the United States.

Company

hirify.global is a 100% employee-owned engineering company supporting U.S. defense aviation programs and the Maneuver Air Directorate.

What you will do

• Provide engineering support for turbine engine systems, subsystems, hydromechanical and electronic engine controls across helicopter, unmanned air vehicle, and fixed-wing platforms.
• Review test plans, test reports, analyses, requirements coverage, success criteria, risks, corrective actions, and post-test hardware condition.
• Assess design changes, engineering change proposals, technical manuals, maintenance procedures, and airworthiness concerns.
• Support failure investigations, procedure validations, reliability improvement, deficiency reporting, quality escapes, manufacturing review boards, and critical safety item activities.
• Support depot, repair, product verification, alternate source, spares procurement, product lot testing, and Defense Logistics Agency engineering activities.
• Document propulsion design and airworthiness qualification processes and prepare technical briefings, recommendations, and analyses for government use.

Requirements

• Engineering degree with substantial experience: B.S. with 25 years, M.S. with 23 years, or Ph.D. with 21 years; 18+ years of documented turbine engine and/or engine controls experience is also required.
• Experience with turbine engine design and development, manufacturing, maintenance, or operation, including mechanical component and system failure analysis.
• Documented experience in risk, statistical, reliability, data reduction, and engine or component performance analysis.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and parts lists and produce clear, concise technical reports and conclusions.
• Experience analyzing flight load survey data and proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance, and available for U.S.-only travel up to 20%.

Nice to have

• Experience with DoD aviation software and technical manual systems, including PDREP, TAMMS-A/MCDS, AED TTS, ETMs, or IETMs.
• Experience with T55-L-714, T700-GE-701, YT706-GE-700, or AE 1107C turboshaft engines.
• Experience with AWIS, SSRAs, System Safety Management Plans, FMECA/FEMA, and Safety Design Requirements Definition.
• Knowledge of thermal analysis, gas turbine thermodynamic and aerodynamic performance, and engine control systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee-owned organization supporting government aviation and propulsion programs.
• Work includes collaboration through program reviews, design reviews, technical meetings, and government briefings.
• Equal employment opportunity is provided to employees and applicants, including protected veterans and people with disabilities.