2027 Entry Level Gas Turbine Product Engineer

About the Role

This position is part of the Gas Turbine Products Engineering Rotation Program within Turbomachinery Products (TMP). The program provides a foundation for continued growth and long-term success. Entry-level engineers will gain access to challenging assignments intended to generate critical business value and enable the acquisition of gas turbine product knowledge. These assignments across diverse engineering departments will grow the engineer’s professional network, cultivate an enterprise perspective, and maximize engagement within an organization of technical specialists. The program is tailored to the engineer’s proficiencies and interests in preparation for a challenging and rewarding engineering career at Solar Turbines. Each program consists of multiple rotations of up to six months each.

Rotation Departments

• Mechanical Design
• Combustion
• Additive Manufacturing
• Heat Transfer and Secondary Flow
• Compressor Aerodynamics
• Turbine Aerodynamics
• Performance
• Experimental Product Development and Test
• Condition Based Engineering
• Materials and Process Engineering
• Aftermarket Engineering
• Customer Services
• Product Application Engineering

At the conclusion of the rotation program, the engineer will join one of the Gas Turbine Product Engineering departments for their long-term assignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Gain access to challenging assignments intended to generate critical business value and enable the acquisition of gas turbine product knowledge.
• Grow professional network, cultivate an enterprise perspective, and maximize engagement within an organization of technical specialists through diverse engineering department assignments.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Materials Science, or other related engineering discipline.
• Overall cumulative GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale or higher.
• Less than one year of relevant industry experience.
• Technical knowledge of engineering fundamentals.
• Must be able and eager to relocate to San Diego, CA.
• Structural analysis using commercially available software (i.e. Ansys, Abaqus, etc.)
• Material modeling
• Statistics / Data analytics
• Coding, i.e. MATLAB, Python, C#, etc.
• Pragmatic
• Creative problem-solving capabilities
• Self-motivated

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and teamwork capabilities.
• Effective problem-solving skills and technical judgment.
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Previous related internship or co-op experience.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities for a variety of tasks.

Additional Information

• This position requires working onsite five days a week.
• Relocation is available for this position.
• Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.