Lead Thermal Fluids Engineer – Gas Turbine Cooling, Secondary Air Systems & Clearance Design

Location: Hybrid remote/office in Orlando, Florida, United States

Company

hirify.global develops energy technologies for power generation, gas turbine services, modernization, decarbonization, and digitalization across a global organization.

What you will do

• Provide technical leadership for gas turbine cooling air systems, secondary air systems, sealing technologies, and clearance design.
• Develop and validate thermal-fluid, flow-network, CFD, and whole-engine models.
• Analyze cooling circuits, sealing effectiveness, thermal growth, transient behavior, and operating clearances.
• Correlate analytical models with prototype testing, operational measurements, and fleet data.
• Lead product development, technical investigations, risk assessments, and corrective actions for complex thermal-fluid issues.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with systems engineering, manufacturing, service engineering, project management, and component design teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in thermal-fluid engineering, gas turbine design, turbomachinery development, or a related field.
• Expertise in gas turbine cooling systems, secondary air systems, sealing technologies, and clearance management.
• Strong knowledge of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, turbomachinery, and aerothermal analysis.
• Experience with technical leadership, complex engineering programs, and mentoring engineering teams.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization; candidates must also meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or PhD.
• Experience with large industrial gas turbines, aerospace turbine engines, whole-engine modeling, thermal growth, clearance analysis, or hot gas path cooling.
• Experience with ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX, STAR-CCM+, Flow Simulator, Thermal Desktop, MATLAB, Python, or proprietary thermal-fluid tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Career growth and development opportunities.
• Supportive work culture within a global engineering organization.
• Company-paid health and wellness benefits.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match, family-building benefits, and parental leave.