Combustion Design Engineer II
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EDGE Group company Powertech Engines seeks a Combustion Design Engineer II to support advanced combustion technologies for next-generation propulsion systems. The role involves combustor design, testing, and technology maturation for gas turbine engines, including hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuels.
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Responsibilities
- Support concept evaluation and early stage R&D for advanced combustion systems, including microwave assisted combustion, plasma assisted combustion, hybrid combustion systems, and advanced ignition technologies
- Develop and refine gas turbine combustor and novel jet engine combustor designs, including additive manufacturing enabled concepts
- Contribute to research on hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels, and other high energy density fuels, assessing combustion characteristics, operability, emissions, and integration potential
- Support the design, development, and testing of advanced ignition systems to improve combustion stability, efficiency, and operating range
- Participate in combustion test campaigns using advanced diagnostics such as chemiluminescence, laser induced fluorescence, particle image velocimetry, pressure measurements, emissions measurement, or high speed imaging
- Analyse experimental and simulation data to support combustor design improvements and technology maturation
- Prepare technical reports, test summaries, design documentation, presentations, and inputs for publications or intellectual property documentation
- Collaborate with internal engineering teams and international R&D partners to support advanced propulsion technology development
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Combustion Science, or related discipline
- 5–8 years of relevant experience in combustion design, gas turbine combustors, propulsion systems, aerospace engines, or advanced combustion research
- Strong understanding of combustor design, fuel air mixing, flame stability, ignition, emissions, pressure loss, operability, and combustion performance
- Experience with combustion testing, experimental diagnostics, data acquisition, CFD, combustion modelling, or simulation tools highly desirable
- Exposure to hydrogen combustion, sustainable fuels, plasma assisted combustion, microwave assisted combustion, hybrid combustion systems, or advanced ignition technologies preferred
- Master’s degree preferred
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External Job Description
- Powertech Engines, an EDGE Group company, is looking for a Combustion Design Engineer II to support the development of advanced combustion technologies for next generation propulsion systems.
- This role is suited to a technically strong engineer with experience in combustion design, gas turbine combustors, advanced ignition systems, alternative fuels, and experimental or analytical combustion development.
- The successful candidate will contribute to low Technology Readiness Level R&D activities, up to TRL 6, focused on improving combustor efficiency, operability, sustainability, and overall propulsion performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Support concept evaluation and early stage R&D for advanced combustion systems, including microwave assisted combustion, plasma assisted combustion, hybrid combustion systems, and advanced ignition technologies
- Develop and refine gas turbine combustor and novel jet engine combustor designs, including additive manufacturing enabled concepts to reduce system losses and improve integration
- Contribute to research on hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels, and other high energy density fuels, assessing combustion characteristics, operability, emissions, and integration potential
- Support the design, development, and testing of advanced ignition systems to improve combustion stability, efficiency, and operating range
- Participate in combustion test campaigns using advanced diagnostics such as chemiluminescence, laser induced fluorescence, particle image velocimetry, pressure measurements, emissions measurement, or high speed imaging
- Analyse experimental and simulation data to support combustor design improvements and technology maturation
- Prepare technical reports, test summaries, design documentation, presentations, and inputs for publications or intellectual property documentation
- Collaborate with internal engineering teams and international R&D partners to support advanced propulsion technology development
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Combustion Science, or a related discipline
- Master’s degree preferred
- 5–8 years of relevant experience in combustion design, gas turbine combustors, propulsion systems, aerospace engines, advanced combustion research, or related R&D environments
- Strong understanding of combustor design, fuel air mixing, flame stability, ignition, emissions, pressure loss, operability, and combustion performance
- Experience with combustion testing, experimental diagnostics, data acquisition, CFD, combustion modelling, or simulation tools is highly desirable
- Exposure to hydrogen combustion, sustainable fuels, plasma assisted combustion, microwave assisted combustion, hybrid combustion systems, or advanced ignition technologies is preferred
- Experience with additive manufacturing enabled combustor design or advanced propulsion component development would be advantageous
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