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Principal CFD Engineer - Birmingham
Permanent Position
Growing Manufacturing Business
Onsite in Birmingham
ASAP Start
Our client is a precision manufacturing business, based in Birmingham, specialising in machining and assembly of high value low volume components.
Role overview – Working within the Engineering Team, the CFD Engineer will be responsible for maintaining and developing the existing company product range and creating solutions to customer problems from within this portfolio, primarily into the naval marine sector but also other marketplaces including civil nuclear. The CFD Engineer will promote excellence and quality throughout the Company, applying sound Engineering judgement and practices.
Job Description
As a CFD simulation engineer in this pivotal role, you will work with both Engineering Research and Development and other areas to develop mechanical and fluid modelling, definition development, and delivery of system-level models consisting of multiple interconnected components from different engineering disciplines.
Responsibilities
* System Design Model – collaborate with stakeholders and prepare system CFD models for hardware design simulation
* System Functional and Non-Functional Analysis – carry out analyses and investigations to create CFD models for the product
* System Functional model and Physical model development – propose new methods and processes to achieve product performance
* Guide design optimization from structure, process, material and other design factors based on simulation results
* Investigate new technologies and stay current on product developments
* Product Verification and Validation
* Lead cross-functional technical design reviews on the models created
* Ensure system model documentation from initial proposals through first production release
* Initiate and develop a working standard for a future CFD function for regional teams
* Identify and engage external partners to assist and drive CFD model development
* Effectively manage assigned projects to ensure delivery on time and within budget
* Maintain products and procedures to European and International standards
* Introduce and maintain engineering processes for technical design and validation
* Plan validation activities in line with contracted requirements and create appropriate procedures and programmes
* Produce reports, project plans, and technical documents in support of the design process
* Participate in cross-functional teams and collaborate with the engineering team accordingly
* Liaise with development technicians to assess results from testing
Essential Qualifications / Experience / Skills
* Background in CFD Modelling
* Hands-on experience in virtual modelling to build and verify product solutions for design iteration
* Experience in a modelling development environment, preferably in R&D or direct customer projects
* Previous experience in model verification testing
* In-depth knowledge/experience of CFD modelling software such as STAR-CCM+, ANSYS Fluent, OpenFOAM or other commercial CFD codes
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of the work, all candidates MUST be eligible for SC Clearance
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