CFD engineer - vehicle cooling and thermal (ANSA &fluent)

Responsibilities for this Role

• • Perform system and sub-system level Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to support vehicle design optimization

• • Responsible for complete system simulations to ensure cooling performance & thermal management requirements are met

• • Act as a technical leader in coordinating design efforts across platforms

• • Support test plan development

• • Conduct validation / correlation studies of CFD results to test data

• • Analysis to be performed using the ANSA/Fluent software

• • Identify & develop improvements to simulation strategies, processes & toolsets

• • Proactively interface with design engineers/project team throughout the development process, provide project status, and follow-up with technical recommendations

• • Prepare written reports and communicate conclusions in accordance with internal department reporting standards

• • Must be willing to travel to off-site locations (less than 10%), as needed.

• • Must be able to work occasional evening and/or weekend overtime, as required.

• • Perform other complimentary duties, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications / What you must have

• • Degree requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

• • Minimum of 7+ years relevant experience

• • Exceptional skills in fluid dynamic fundamentals/thermodynamics and heat transfer is a must.

• • Must be able to manipulate & prepare models using ANSA software

• • Must be able to perform CFD analysis using FLUENT software

• • Proven track record of vehicle design optimization for CFD / thermal performance

• • Must be familiar with using related software in Windows and Linux/Unix environments

• • An ownership mindset and proactive behaviors are essential to success in this role

• • Must be able to deliver analysis assignments on schedule and within budget with minimal guidance / oversight

• • Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills

• • Able to bring a continuous improvement mindset and methodologies to the position

• • Must be able to prioritize workload and communicate clearly, regularly, and proactively with internal customers

• • Must be able to clearly and succinctly present technical data to a non-technical audience

• • Must be proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Teams.

• • Background in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and related software, desired.

• Additional Information / Desired Skills:

• • This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance)

• • Experience with Teamcenter and associated CAD tools (VisMockup, Creo, NX, etc.)

• • Experience with optimization tools (Isight, HEEDS, etc.)

• • Experience with data analysis/processing and multi-domain simulation tools such as Matlab/Simulink

• • Experience with AI methods/tools relative to engineering and/or data analysis is strongly preferred.

• • This position may require the candidate to be able to climb on/off, work in, and work around military vehicles is desired. Must be able to pass ASR test (Anthropometric Size Requirement for confined space)

• • Previous experience working on ground combat Vehicles desired.