Senior Technical Program Manager (Gas Turbine)

Location: Hybrid in Orlando, Florida, United States. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Export control rules require U.S. citizenship or nationality, permanent residency, refugee status, or asylum status.

Company

hirify.global develops energy technologies and provides gas turbine services, modernization, digitalization, and decarbonization solutions across a global organization.

What you will do

• Lead 9HL combustion and gas turbine development programs, managing technical scope, budget, schedule, risks, and decisions.
• Resolve emerging combustion and operational issues through cross-functional investigations and focused resolution plans.
• Integrate fleet, test, operational, and engineering data to identify trends, assess hypotheses, and develop evidence-based recommendations.
• Monitor fleet performance and collaborate with fleet management, service, engineering, commissioning, controls, validation, and manufacturing teams on product and fleet improvements.
• Communicate technical findings, alternatives, uncertainties, recommendations, and required actions to leadership, projects, customers, and engineering stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent longstanding professional experience in gas turbine development; a master’s degree or PhD is preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in gas turbine design, service engineering, commissioning, fleet support, or validation.
• Technical depth in one or more areas including combustion, controls, emissions, mechanical integrity, heat transfer, engine integration, hydrogen, or gas turbine operation.
• Experience leading technical programs, engineering development, fleet issue resolution, or product improvement initiatives.
• Ability to lead diverse global teams, align stakeholders, challenge assumptions constructively, and deliver within schedule and budget constraints.
• Business-fluent English and U.S. employment authorization are required.

Nice to have

• German-language capability.
• Master’s degree or PhD in engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive work culture with career growth and development opportunities.
• Company-paid health and wellness benefits.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match.
• Family-building benefits and parental leave.