GE jobs - Research Engineer-Thermal Management

Job Description Summary As a Research Engineer – Thermal Management, you will provide technical solutions to diverse range of problems in the area of advanced thermal systems with minimal guidance. Systems include thermal management of a variety of state-of-the art components which cater to multiple businesses of GE including Aviation, Power, Renewables and Healthcare. You will deliver novel solutions for complex, multi-disciplinary problems.

Job Description 

As a Research Engineer, You Will

• Apply your knowledge in energy/thermal management systems to develop creative solutions to control thermal loads in complex systems such as aircraft engines, wind turbines, and medical devices.
• Assesses multiple approaches to solve technical problems, solicits inputs, clearly explain proposed solution and execute it
• Simulate, analyze, and design advanced thermal and heat transfer systems
• Cognizant of business impact and learns GE business structure and products
• Design and implement thermal management solutions for electrical components & systems
• Collaborate with both GE product engineers and with GE Global Research team members on technical projects
• Deliver on technical projects with set timelines with minimal mentorship to meet technical requirements and assure proper documentation of the same

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering or related field or a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with at least 4 years of research industry experience
• Fundamental knowledge of heat transfer and fluid mechanics applied to thermal management problems
• Experience in using commercial software (ANSYS, CFX, Fluent, ICEPACK) for heat transfer
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new, unfamiliar technology areas and to abstract system level concepts
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal mentorship and in a team environment
  

Desired Characteristics

• PhD or M.Tech in area of Thermal & Heat Transfer Engineering
• Strong record of publications and patents
• Understanding of wide concepts and designs of heat exchangers
• Knowledge of numerical techniques used in heat transfer domain
• Experience in using commercial software (ANSYS, CFX, Fluent, ICEPACK) for heat transfer
• Experience in using system level tools such as GTPower, Thermoflow, Aspen HYSYS.
• Experience in advanced real-time research, design & development of heat exchangers modelling and simulations, including conjugate heat transfer
• Strong command in programming using MATLAB and Python. Exposure to ForTran, C, C++ desired