Thermal Systems Engineer - Turbomachinery

Requirements:

• We require a bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• We seek 0–2 or more years of experience in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, or thermal systems.
• Experience with engineering simulation, modeling, or CFD tools is a plus.
• Exposure to gas turbines, turbomachinery, rotating equipment, aerospace, or energy systems is preferred.
• Familiarity with Python, MATLAB, or similar programming tools is beneficial.
• We value strong analytical, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with existing visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.
• Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be U.S. citizens or nationals, U.S. permanent residents (current Green Card holders), or lawfully admitted to the United States as refugees or granted asylum.

Responsibilities:

• Perform thermal-fluid, heat-transfer, and CFD analyses for gas turbine systems.
• Develop models to predict cooling airflow, component temperatures, and turbine thermal behavior.
• Analyze turbine clearances and thermal growth to inform design optimization.
• Use simulation results and operational data to improve product performance and reliability.
• Support new product development, technology upgrades, and fleet improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, service, and project teams around the world.

Technologies:

• Airflow
• Support
• Matlab
• Python
• Flow

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As a Thermal Systems Engineer, you will help advance gas turbine technology by applying fluid dynamics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and simulation to complex engineering challenges. You will join our global engineering team in Siemens Energys Gas Services division, which supports low-emission power generation and decarbonization through service, modernization, and digitalization across gas turbines, steam turbines, and generators. Siemens Energy has 100,000 employees in more than 90 countries, and our technologies contribute to about one-sixth of the worlds electricity generation. We build on a 150-year legacy of innovation and focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. We offer career development opportunities, a supportive work culture, company-paid health and wellness benefits, paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, family-building benefits, and parental leave.

last updated 44 week of 2026