Principal Product Engineer

About POWERTECH

POWERTECH is a center of excellence for propulsion technologies specializing in the design, engineering and manufacturing of combustion engines, expendable turbojet engines and turbofan engines for a wide range of aerospace, defence and autonomous applications including fixed- and rotary-wing UAVs and other advanced platforms.

The Product Engineering Leader is accountable for detailed design, analysis and technical justification of the turbofan modules, components and parts. The role ensures that

• Organize and supervise module-level design of Fan, LPC, HPC, Combustor, HPT, LPT, Controls, etc.
• Ensure technical validation through analysis, simulation and test results (CAD, FEM, CFD, mechanical, dynamic).
• Conduct design reviews (PDR, CDR) to confirm design maturity, resolve technical risks and validate compliance.
• Define and manage technical maturity gates (PDR, CDR, QR) on engineering aspects supporting the Product Management strategy and milestones.
• Support manufacturing department through DFM/DFA collaboration.
• Ensure appropriate coordination with platforms/OEM, key stakeholders and internal teams.
• Ensure engine integrity, compliance and technical consistency in test engineering, system engineering and manufacturing.
• Maintain high rank of OTD, FTR and deploy a mindset of accountability.
• Institutionalize knowledge management standards and methods traceability along the product lifecycle.
• Encourage a "dare to innovate" mindset to deploy best-in-class and new approaches when relevant (AI, software suite).
• Mentor, coach and develop the product engineering team, promoting continuous improvement and alignment with company engineering standards.

• Minimum 10 years of experience within turbofan propulsion, aerospace or other complex engineered systems in an engineering management position.
• Solid understanding of turbofan architectures, modules, sub-systems and their integration constraints, performance drivers and technology road maps.
• Solid experience in product engineering and detailed design involving multi-physics, fluid-dynamics, aerothermal, electromagnetic, mechanical behavior.
• Exposure to customer OEMs, authorities or large-scale development programs.

• High result orientation and innovation mindset.
• Strong problem-solving mindset.
• Ability to analyze and structure complex information into actionable product decisions under pressure with a sense of urgency.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and commercial teams.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.