Team lead Thermofluids Engineer

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams and ensure timely, high-quality delivery of thermofluids activities.
• Lead and support thermo-mechanical analysis of gas turbine and aero-engine components, subsystems, and whole-engine applications.
• Perform and oversee finite-element heat-transfer and thermo-mechanical analysis using 1D, 2D, and 3D methods.
• Support thermal model generation, data matching, and validation studies.
• Lead customer technical meetings and maintain relationships with key technical stakeholders.
• Manage day-to-day technical delivery and internal engineering reviews.
• Support hiring, career development, mentoring, and employee engagement.
• Identify automation and productivity improvements; support growth activities and proactive technical proposals.

Required technical experience

• Strong thermal, thermofluids, or thermo-mechanical analysis experience in gas turbine or aero-engine applications.
• Experience with 1D, 2D, and 3D finite-element thermo-mechanical analysis and finite-element heat-transfer analysis.
• Strong knowledge of heat transfer, thermal engineering, and gas turbine systems.
• Experience generating thermal models, matching data, and validating models.
• Knowledge of aero-engine air systems, oil systems, and associated thermal behaviour.
• Ability to estimate 1D flow and Heat Transfer Coefficients using engineering calculations.
• Strong technical leadership, customer management, and engineering delivery skills.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.
• 10+ years of relevant thermal, thermofluids, thermo-mechanical, or related engineering experience.
• Demonstrable experience leading technical activities and managing engineering delivery on complex projects.

Desirable skills

• Experience with SC03, SK22, SPAN, Simscape, or STAR-CCM+ is desirable.
• Experience assessing aero-engine component non-conformances, technical variances, and concessions is desirable.
• Experience in Defence or other highly regulated engineering environments is desirable.
• Experience developing automation or productivity initiatives is desirable.

Workplace and clearance

• The role is based in Derby and is described as hybrid.
• The role may require security clearance or willingness to undergo the clearance process; onboarding includes a Baseline Personnel Security Standard check.

Benefits

• Benefits include private medical insurance, cycle and technology schemes, employee assistance, life insurance, and a pension scheme.
• The employer describes ongoing learning, mentoring, career development, a personalised career path, and a range of engineering projects.