Cold Section Module IPT Leader

Job Description Summary

GE Aerospace is seeking a highly skilled GEK Cold Section Module IPT Leader to join our Small Uncrewed Engines team, with primary responsibility for fan and compressor hardware for the GEK
1500 and GEK
800 engine programs. In this role, you will provide technical leadership and hardware ownership for all cold section components from the fan inlet through the combustor interface, including both rotating and static compression system hardware.

You will lead cross-functional Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) across design, analysis, manufacturing, and test to mature and deliver cold section hardware that meets stringent performance, operability, structural, and cost requirements for expendable and limited-life small uncrewed propulsion systems.


Job Description


Essential Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Hardware Ownership

• Lead the cold section module for GEK engine family, owning all aspects of fan and compressor rotating and static hardware design, integration, and delivery.
• Serve as the technical authority for fan blades, compressor rotors, stators, cases, inlet hardware, and all associated cold section components.
• Own the technical baseline (CAD, drawings, specifications) for all cold section hardware from fan inlet to combustor interface.
• Define and manage critical interfaces including inlet-to-fan interface, fan-to-compressor interface, and compressor-to-combustor interface.

Fan & Compressor Rotating Hardware Design & Integration

• Lead the design, analysis, and qualification of compression system rotating components including fan blades, compressor disks, blades, spacers, and rotor assemblies.
• Drive fan and compressor aerodynamic design in collaboration with aerodynamics teams to achieve performance, pressure ratio, efficiency, and operability targets.
• Lead mechanical design of compression system rotors including disk stress analysis, blade attachment design, and rotor assembly architecture.
• Manage rotor dynamics analysis and ensure proper critical speed margins and vibration characteristics throughout the operating envelope.
• Define material selection, surface treatments, and manufacturing processes for rotating components to achieve required durability and foreign object damage (FOD) resistance.

Fan & Compressor Static Hardware Design & Integration

• Lead the design and integration of compression system static components including inlet guide vanes, stator vanes, compressor cases, and diffuser hardware.
• Design stator assemblies with appropriate aerodynamic profiles, structural support, and variable geometry actuation systems if applicable.
• Develop compressor case designs that maintain proper clearances while managing thermal growth, pressure loads, and structural requirements.
• Lead the design of compressor sealing systems including labyrinth seals, knife-edge seals, and abradable seal systems to minimize leakage losses and maximize efficiency.
• Define static hardware interfaces with adjacent modules including inlet, combustor, and bearing compartments.

Inlet & Flow Path Design

• Lead the design of inlet hardware including inlet case, nose cone, inlet guide vanes, and foreign object damage (FOD) protection features.
• Ensure inlet design provides uniform flow delivery to the fan while accommodating installation requirements and vehicle integration constraints.
• Manage aerodynamic flow path definition from inlet through compressor exit, ensuring smooth transitions and optimized area distributions.
• Coordinate with vehicle integrators on inlet installation, boundary layer ingestion considerations, and inlet distortion characteristics.
• Design inlet anti-icing systems or ice protection features as required by operating environment.

Compressor-Combustor Interface Design

• Lead the design of the compressor discharge region including diffuser, pre-diffuser, and combustor inlet interface.
• Ensure proper flow delivery to the combustor with appropriate velocity profiles and pressure recovery.
• Define bleed air extraction points and secondary air system offtakes for turbine cooling, bearing compartment pressurization, and other engine systems.
• Manage mechanical interfaces between compressor rear structure and combustor case, including load paths and thermal isolation.
• Coordinate with combustor team on interface requirements, mounting provisions, and assembly sequences.

Design & Analysis Integration

• Guide designers and analysts in developing robust, producible designs that satisfy aerodynamic, structural, vibration, dynamic, and durability requirements as defined in the UERD.
• Collaborate closely with aerodynamics, stress, dynamics, materials, and operability teams to ensure balanced, optimized designs.
• Drive design trades and margin management to meet performance, weight, operability, and cost targets.
• Lead Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and rotor dynamics analysis activities for cold section components.

Operability & Stall Margin Management

• Ensure compression system design provides adequate stall margin…