🔧 Lead Engineer – Life Management | GE Aerospace | Bengaluru, India
Job Description
📄 Summary
GE Aerospace is hiring a Lead Engineer – Life Management in Bengaluru, offering an opportunity to work on critical components of world-renowned commercial jet engines including GENX, GE9X, GE90, and GP. This mid-career engineering role focuses on certifying life limits of engine-critical parts, fatigue and fracture mechanics, and supporting the entire engine lifecycle.
Ideal for professionals with a background in solid mechanics, fatigue analysis, thermal and structural engineering, this position combines deep technical challenges with high-impact collaboration across global aerospace programs and regulatory bodies like FAA and EASA.
📌 Job Details at a Glance
| Job Title | Lead Engineer – Life Management |
|---|---|
| Location | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Job ID | R5014781 |
| Category | Engineering / Technology |
| Seniority Level | Mid-Career |
| Industry | Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering |
| Shift | Regular (Day) |
| Experience Required | 4+ years in aviation engine or turbomachinery roles |
| Key Tools | FEA/CAE, fracture & fatigue tools, rotor component design |
| Materials Knowledge | Fatigue (LCF/HCF), Inconel, high-temperature alloys |
| Relocation Assistance | Yes |
🛠️ Responsibilities
As a Lead Life Management Engineer, your key responsibilities will include:
- Own the life certification of engine-critical components for various GE commercial engines.
- Conduct deep analysis in fatigue, fracture mechanics, and thermal stress.
- Perform mechanical component evaluations using FEA/CAE tools.
- Create and manage serviceable limits, repairs, and field issue resolutions.
- Interface with global regulatory agencies like FAA and EASA to deliver technical reports and life certifications.
- Collaborate with teams across Life Cycle Engineering, Systems, and Services.
- Maintain accurate technical documentation and contribute to the Life Management Digital Playbook.
- Act as a technical leader in cross-functional teams, facilitating hand-offs and coordinating across geographies.
- Support repair development and field operations by translating failure insights into design/process improvements.
🧠 Required Skills & Qualifications
- Educational Background: PhD / MTech / MS / BE in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Structural Engineering.
- Experience: 4+ years in turbomachinery, jet engine design, analysis, or life management.
- In-depth knowledge of:
- Solid mechanics
- Fatigue (LCF/HCF) and fracture mechanics
- Thermal and structural analysis
- Rotor hardware design and manufacturing processes
- Proficiency in FEA/CAE software for component life analysis.
- Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
⭐ Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with aviation field failures, failure modes, and corrective design strategies.
- Familiarity with FAA/EASA certification standards for life-limited parts.
- Understanding of aircraft flight operations, engine performance, and thermal systems.
- Background in additive manufacturing or advanced materials is a plus.
🏢 About GE Aerospace – Bengaluru (JFWTC)
The John F. Welch Technology Center (JFWTC), located in Bengaluru, is a premier GE Aerospace innovation hub. It plays a vital role in R&D for next-generation aerospace technologies, from component design to materials and manufacturing. Engineers here contribute to global patents, major engine programs, and technological breakthroughs that power modern aviation.
🚀 Apply Now
Take your career to new heights with GE Aerospace. As a Lead Engineer – Life Management, you’ll work on the most advanced engines in the world while solving complex real-world problems that shape the future of flight.