Job Description Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and technically proficient Lead Engineer to join our team at GE Aerospace, Bangalore. This role is focused on developing and enhancing high-fidelity Large Eddy Simulation (LES) solver for GPUs. The candidate will collaborate with a global team to push computational boundaries, ensure robust solver performance, and implement state-of-the-art numerical techniques in design workflows. The role emphasizes expertise in software development technologies, high-performance computing (HPC), and integration into advanced design processes.

Job Description

Company Overview

Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team working to advance aerospace for future generations. If you have ideas, we will listen. Join us and see your ideas take flight!

Site Overview

Established in 2000, the John F. Welch Technology Center (JFWTC) in Bengaluru is our multidisciplinary research and engineering center. Engineers and scientists at JFWTC have contributed to hundreds of aviation patents, pioneering breakthroughs in engine technologies, advanced materials, and additive manufacturing.

Essential Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the global development team to implement advanced numerical schemes and features for code acceleration and robustness improvements
• Conduct validation and verification of CFD methods using experimental data and high-fidelity numerical solutions.
• Optimize and parallelize CFD codes for high-performance computing environments, including multi-core CPUs and GPUs.
• Collaborate across teams to integrate CFD capabilities into design workflows for improved accuracy, efficiency, and robustness.
• Leverage digital and machine learning techniques to enhance solver capacity and performance.
• Stay current with developments in CFD software development technologies and numerical methods, proposing innovative solutions to improve existing capabilities.
• Document and share lessons learned in relevant technical forums.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers and interns.
• Ensure adherence to internal standards for software development and computational methods.

Required Qualifications

• Master's + 3 years of industrial experience or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field with a focus on computational fluid dynamics or fluid mechanics.
• Strong programming skills in C++ and Python.
• Experience with parallel programming (MPI, OpenMP) and high-performance computing environments.
• Solid understanding of numerical methods and high-order methods for CFD (Finite Element, Finite Volume) and numerical methods for PDEs.
• Familiarity with GPU programming (CUDA, HIP) is a must.
• Experience with version control systems (Git, GitHub/Bitbucket).
• Knowledge of optimization and uncertainty quantification techniques.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a global team environment.

Desired Characteristics

• Experience in developing and applying CFD methods for aerodynamic design and analysis.
• Familiarity with turbulence models, wall models and transition models in CFD.
• Familiarity with modern Fortran.
• Hands-on experience with commercial and 3rd party software such as ANSYS, Tecplot, ParaView, and OpenFOAM.

About Us:

GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Closing comment:

At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate.

*Disclosure of your Gender or Sexual orientation is completely Voluntary and not mandatory.

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Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes