GE Vernova Combustion CFD Modeling Intern

Job Description Summary

Come and join our powerful, unified force with the energy to change the world. Our mission is BIG.

Our TRANSFORMATION is key – bringing the right businesses together to LEAD the ENERGY TRANSITION. Our TEAM is ready.

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.

Job Description

This intern will work closely with the advanced combustion technology team to use CFD modeling to predict NOx emissions, thermoacoustic instabilities, and assess risks of flashback with high H2 fuels in Gas Power’s advanced combustion systems.

Internship Outcomes:

Use simulation to conduct combustion CFD analysis to predict combustor performance parameters.
Solve combustor design and analysis problems using pre-processing and CFD tools.

Primary Skills Developed:

Learn how to analyze projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to engineering practices, procedures, and program requirements.
Learn how to perform combustion simulations of gas turbine combustor components from CAD to post-processing.

Basic Qualifications:

Pursuing a Masters degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering.

Minimum GPA of 4.0/5.0.

Desired Qualifications:

Background in CFD and reacting flows/combustion modeling.
Experience using CAD and meshing tools.

Candidates with advanced course work in CFD, thermoacoustic, combustion, design and manufacturing, and experience in advanced programming languages such as C++ and Python are preferred.
Experience in gas turbine CFD modeling with commercial codes such as Ansys Fluent, Star-CCM+ or CharLES.

Benefits Available to you:

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority, and at GE Vernova, we take our responsibility seriously. That is the singular mission of GE Vernova: to continue electrifying the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: Our Culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com)

The pay for this position ranges from $34/hr. based on years of graduate field of study completed.

This position will be open until at least Nov 1, 2025.

This position is also eligible for:

• Relocation Assistance: Co-op/Interns will be reimbursed for reasonable, proper, and documented expenditures incurred while initially reporting to work and returning to school/home upon completion of the assignment. Employees with a permanent address greater than 50 miles away from the work location are eligible.
• Housing Allowance: Co-op/Interns employees receive a weekly housing allowance to help off-set living expenses when the co-op/Intern’s permanent residence is at least 50 miles away from the work location.
• Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• GE Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) after their accumulated service reaches 90 days, and they meet any other eligibility requirements as defined in the plans. (Eligibility occurs on the 1st of the month following the 90th day.)

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

Inclusion

At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected and that they belong.  Click here to learn more: https://jobs.gecareers.com/vernova/global/en/i-d-e

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