R&D Project Manager - Turbine Product Development

A Snapshot of Your Day

We’re looking for an R&D Project Manager for Turbine Product Development! Join our team in Orlando to help shape the future of Siemens Energy gas turbines!

In this role, your day revolves around the technical development of a platform from big‑picture concepts to real‑world execution. You’ll serve as the cognizant engineer for both new gas turbine units and Modernizations & Upgrades (M&U), owning programs that directly impact product performance, reliability, and customer value.

Think of yourself as the connector and driver coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, service, and commercial teams to turn ideas into delivered solutions. You’ll help guide development decisions, support key technical negotiations, and ensure smooth implementation across the new unit and M&U product lines. We are not looking for core manufacturing, procurement, sourcing or supply management. To excel in this role, you must have a core background in Gas Turbines.

If you enjoy seeing products through the full lifecycle, collaborating across teams, and making tangible impacts on industry‑leading technology, this role is for you.

• Execute R&D programs while meeting budget, timeline, and technical objectives.
• Lead multiple product development efforts: Partnering with marketing to develop product strategies, driving risk assessments and mitigation plans, program and roadmap planning, supporting business cases and investment decisions, managing the end‑to‑product development process, coordinating procurement, PPQ, and manufacturing support and overseeing product implementation and logistics.
• Support products once sold by: Finalizing product definitions and releasing hardware, creating Product Change Management (PCM) documentation, supporting commissioning, testing, and validation planning, developing customer‑facing technical documentation and instructions, providing technical expertise in marketing to support proposals for new units and Modernizations & Upgrades (M&U).
• Travel domestic and international approximately 10–15% to support customer meetings, site walk‑downs, vendor engagements, testing, and product implementation.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering. Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Gas turbines and closely related rotary equipment (including aerospace applications) with a primary focus on products or projects that include research and development (R&D).
• 5-8+ years of experience in cradle to grave product development and/or project management, preferably in a gas turbine development environment; understanding operational behavior and key performance/improvement levers; advanced degrees may be suitable. Candidates with greater experience may be considered at a higher level.
• Product development and executing R&D programs, ensuring delivery within defined budget, schedule, and technical objectives.
• Able to lead programs, communicate clearly, and build strong cross‑functional networks, backed by a solid engineering foundation.
• A strong grasp of gas turbine specific design highly preferred.

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• 401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave

Siemens Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affimative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.