Aerothermal Engineer

Full Time
Bristol

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Position Summary

This role is part of the Global Mechanical Systems Capability. An Aerothermal Engineer is responsible for the development of Aerothermal capability, both engine delivery from original inception and discussion with the airframers, through NPI, EDP on to Production and Fleet support and technology delivery from TRL1 -7 in conjunction with our strategic partners.

The Aerothermal capability covers gas path aerodynamics, thermodynamics and combustion and relies on skills in Computational Fluid Dynamics at a range of levels of fidelity and testing capability in a range of TRL rigs. Design and capability generation relies also on a knowledge and understanding of the interaction of these components both locally and at an engine level.

What you will be doing

• Define requirements for aerothermal, ensuring an accurate and complete flow-down and capture of higher-level requirements. This includes system, sub-system and component aerodynamic, thermodynamic and combustion modelling requirements.
• Define concepts for all gas path aerothermal systems that meet requirements and evaluate using appropriate analytical methods to support accurate trades at platform and powerplant level and optimised concept down-select. Concepts delivered should be robust to uncertainties in engine interaction and manufacturing capabilities.
• Integrate gas path aerothermal systems through interaction with all adjacent areas across the organisation to deliver systems are optimised.
• Perform technical analysis of gas path aerothermal functionality at sub-system and component level, using appropriate methods and tools and to a level of fidelity commensurate with each stage of the product lifecycle and the problem being posed.
• Perform appropriate verification and validation activity to ensure that requirements have been correctly met and that all gas path aerothermal related aspects of the powerplant (including numerical modelling) meet expectation. This will include the specification of appropriate test and measurement activity, the calibration of models against measured data, and the quantification of uncertainty.
• Engage in knowledge, Information and Data management for the gas path aerothermal systems, including ensuring adherence to appropriate procedures, technical buy-off, technical report writing, filing and cataloguing of supporting evidence, such as test analysis and numerical simulations. This includes ensuring retention for the relevant time period and deletion once the data or files are superseded or obsolete.
• Provide Production and In-Service support as required, including concessions, drawing alleviation, and technical variances. This may include but is not limited to on-going technical analysis, root-cause-analysis and resolution, and in-service modifications.
• Define and conduct capability acquisition, development and application relating to people, process, methods, tools, knowledge management and technology. This may be conducted internally or externally and may involve securing internal or external funding.