CDN Module Leader

Job Description Summary

About GE Aerospace

Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, curiosity, and unique ideas. Most importantly, you will share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!

The Emerging Technologies (ET) team, comprised of Small Uncrewed Engines (SUE), Hypersonics and AI innovations for Defense and Systems is seeking a skilled CDN Module Leader to join our fast‑paced and high energy team. The CDN Module leader owns the combustor module architecture and design for limited‑life propulsion engines, driving the module from conceptual design through qualification. This role leads cross‑site teams (Florida and Evendale) to deliver safe, high‑quality, on‑time, and cost‑effective combustor designs that meet mission profiles and program objectives.

• Module Ownership (Concept to Qualification):
  Lead combustor architecture, requirements flow‑down, design trades, and verification plans from concept, preliminary and detailed design, to rig/engine qualification.
• Combustor Design & Analysis:
  Define liner/dome/swirler geometry; fuel nozzle integration; dilution and cooling schemes; flame stability; emissions; pattern factor; pressure loss; and life‑limited feature design.
• Thermal & Structural Integrity:
  Own thermal management (film cooling, convective cooling, TBC application), stress and life assessments (LCF/HCF/thermo‑mechanical), creep/oxidation margins, and limited‑life retirement rules.
• Fuel & Controls Integration:
  Coordinate with fuel system and controls teams on nozzle selection, flow splits, atomization, ignition, light‑off, stability maps, and transient operability.
• Manufacturability & Materials:
  Drive DFM for combustor components (liners, domes, diffusers, mounts); material selection (superalloys, coatings/TBCs); joining methods (weld/braze); and supplier readiness.
• Testing &
  
  Qualification:
  
  Plan and oversee rig tests (sector/full‑annular) and engine tests; define instrumentation; analyze data; correlate models; and compile qualification evidence with clear acceptance criteria.
• Integration & V&V:
  Lead DFMEA/FMECA, requirements traceability, hazard analysis, and RCCA; ensure robust interfaces with compressor, turbine, fuel system, and mechanical mounts.
• Program Execution:
  Build and manage schedules, risks, and design gates; coordinate resources across Florida and Evendale; manage suppliers; support proposals and design‑to‑cost trades for limited‑life missions.
• Leadership & Mentoring:
  Provide day‑to‑day technical leadership, set clear work statements, review designs/analyses, mentor early‑career engineers, and foster continuous improvement by following FLIGHT DECK standards.
• Compliance & Documentation:
  Ensure configuration control, drawing/spec quality, and adherence to applicable standards, export control, and safety requirements.

• Education/
  
  Experience:
  
  BS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering (MS preferred). Minimum of 5 years' experience in combustor design for gas turbines or small propulsion systems; track record from concept through qualification.
• Technical Depth:
  Expertise in combustor aerothermal design, emissions, flame stability, film cooling, structural/thermal life analyses, and limited‑life strategies.
• Leadership & Communication:
  Strong cross‑functional leadership with multi‑site teams (Florida and Evendale), supplier engagement, and clear communication of decisions, risks, and trade‑offs.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

• Tools:
  Proficiency with CAD/PLM, aerothermal/CFD tools, FEA for thermo‑mechanical analysis, requirements management, and test data analysis
• 10 years of module ownership of combustors

• Safety:
  Robust hazard analyses; no safety…