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About the role
The Senior Propulsion System Virtual Engineer is responsible for providing guidance to design teams. He/ She will be an integral part of the development team. The engineer is responsible for utilizing commercial and /or internal tools to analyze propulsion components / systems to ensure functional objectives are met.
The responsibility of the senior engineer position will include, but not limited to:
The simulation engineer analyzes combustion system designs and concepts to achieve functional requirements
Builds and exercises analytical models for internal combustion engines using commercial 3D CFD software tools such as Converge.
Provides component-level and/or system-level design recommendations to Design Responsible Engineers based on interpretation of analysis results.
Retrieves and modifies CAD models of propulsion system components to support the development of CFD models.
Enhances current standard analysis practices and/or tools to improve prediction fidelity and/or execution speed in collaboration with the method development teams
Participates in product design and development teams and regularly presents analysis results to engineering peers, Chief engineers and propulsion system management.
Documents analysis objectives, results, conclusions and assumptions using a standard report template.
Cooperatively works with test engineers to enhance laboratory procedures to support the development of first-time capable analysis techniques and the physical means reduction.
Stays abreast of new technology and competitive products.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Minimum 8 years of experience in CFD simulations on propulsion systems with focus on combustion system development
Experience with engineering analysis tools for Propulsion systems modeling and simulation (e.g. Converge, Ansa, Star-CCM+)
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Demonstrated technical problem solving skills
Preferred Qualifications
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Master degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical engineering, Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering or Applied Physics
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Good overall knowledge of propulsion system technologies and corresponding energy transformation systems
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Experience in Combustion system and combustion system simulations
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Experience with AI and ML algorithms
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Good skill in programming with commercial software (e.g. Matlab Simulink, Visual Basic, Visual C++)
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Demonstrated/proven expertise / record of applied knowledge for design / process improvements
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