Principal Design Engineer - Fans And Blowers

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600077

Company: Chart Industries

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

Chart Industries, Inc. (“Chart”) is a global leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of highly engineered process technologies and equipment for gas and liquid molecule handling. Chart’s differentiated portfolio of stationary and rotating equipment, process technologies, digital solutions and aftermarket services supports customers across a diverse range of applications and end markets. Its technologies and solutions serve liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen, industrial gases, carbon capture, water and wastewater treatment, energy recovery, mining, marine, aerospace, food and beverage, and other industrial applications.

On July 16, 2026, Chart Industries was acquired by Baker Hughes and is now the Chart Industries business segment within Baker Hughes. Chart Industries | Baker Hughes (https://www.bakerhughes.com/chartindustries)

What Will You Do?

The Principal Engineer – Fans & Blowers will serve as a senior technical authority responsible for delivering technically robust, safe, reliable and manufacturable fan and blower solutions across the complete engineering lifecycle.

The role will provide technical leadership from pre-order/application support through post-order engineering, detailed design, manufacturing, testing and field support, while resolving complex engineering challenges and mentoring engineers within the team.

The position requires strong expertise in rotating equipment engineering, fan performance, mechanical design, design verification and customer-specific engineered solutions.

The Principal Engineer – internal fan-engineering material already defines this lifecycle across pre-order technical support, post-order selection validation, customer GA approval, complete fan design/analysis, BOM/document release and manufacturing readiness.

• Technical Leadership & Design Ownership
• Guide engineers in fan configuration, component sizing, material selection and mechanical design.
• Resolve complex design, manufacturing, testing and field-related engineering problems.
• Validate fan selection against project operating conditions and design limitations.
• Design and Cost optimization for the existing product.
• Support manufacturing team to troubleshoot non-conformities, in the eventuality of such occurrences
• Active participation in continuous improvement, new product development and Special Projects
• Interpretation of FEA and CFD results.
  
  

Your Experience Should Be...

• B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
• Master's degree in Mechanical/Thermal/Turbomachinery Engineering would be advantageous.
• Total year of experience should be 12-14 years.
• Knowledge of Autocad, Autodesk Inventor & Ansys.
• Experience in rotating equipment design.
• Familiarity with processes & practices in steel, cement, power and Oil & Gas.
• Excellent communications skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to plan, direct and control at an operational level.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Excellent team leader.
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative.
  
  

Chart Industries is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicants because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law. Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities in a non-discriminatory fashion.

Chart complies with applicable local, state, and federal statutes governing “equal employment opportunity” and nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.

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