Pre-Screen Questions: 1. Do you have 10+ years’ experience working with overall gas-turbine engine architecture and design, including at least 5 years’ experience with the Fan & Compressor module? 2. Do you have 5+ years’ experience supporting requirements definition, verification and validation related to (1)? 3. Do you have 5+ years’ experience supporting gas-turbine engine certification and qualification activities in (1)? Key Objectives: • Investigate and identify opportunities for tailoring engine component design requirements. • Focus on evaluation of "cold-section" engine components such as Fan, Axial Compressor and Centrifugal compressor. • Estimate level of savings in terms of reduced design criteria, reduced cost, reduced manpower and reduced schedule. Technical Approach: • Conduct search of literature and propose alignment of component design methods to regulatory compliance. • Conduct impact analysis of tailoring design criteria. • Demonstrate testing and validation methods. • Update design criteria and models. Key Deliverables: • Summarize findings from literature and regulatory review. • Identify potential candidate efforts. • Perform preliminary impact analysis. Required Skills and Background: • 10+ years' experience with overall engine function, w/ 5+ years' experience in engine cold section (Fan and Compressor). • 5+ years' demonstrating knowledge of design criteria, practices, and guidelines for engine cold section, with a focus on mechanical and structural requirements. • 5+ years' experience demonstrating familiarity with regulatory agency criteria and guidelines, including military and FAA standards related to engine cold section. • 3+ years' experience demonstrating ability to lead Fan and Compressor team and collaborate with other functional groups, SMEs, and Chiefs to develop new design .criteria and guidelines based on emerging requirements. • 5+ years experience demonstrating ability to perform structural and mechanical analyses of components and sub-assemblies as well as various trade-off studies between existing & new criteria. • 3+ years' experience demonstrating familiarity with testing, validation and verification of Fans and compressors. • 3+ years' experience demonstrating customer facing support (communication, presentation experience,etc.). |