Job Title: Principal CFD Engineer
Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Brough, Frimley, Filton, Manchester, Weymouth or Portsmouth. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Conducting Computational Fluid Dynamic analysis and evaluation of submarine platforms from concept, design to in-service support
• Undertaking technical work on all aspects of CFD simulations, including pre-processing (CAD modelling and meshing), developing CFD model, solving, post processing and authoring technical reports/presentations
• You will be developing the in-house modelling capability, processes and toolsets for use on our high-performance computing platform
• Provide guidance and support to junior team members to develop their technical skills, problem-solving abilities and professional growth
• Working collaboratively with naval architects, systems teams, maneuvering and control teams and propulsion engineers as well as customers and suppliers to deliver innovative submarine solutions
• Validating CFD predictions of submarine performance as an alternative mathematical/computational methods and physical model testing
• Provide informal technical coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

Essential:

• An in-depth knowledge and proven experience of at least one CFD modelling software package such as Star-CCM+, Ansys Fluent/CFX or Open FOAM
• Experience in the use of various CFD techniques to model complex fluid dynamics problems
• A strong understanding of fluid dynamic principles and methods
• Degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical, Mathematics, Physics etc or equivalent experience

Desirable:

• Hydrodynamic/aerodynamic design and evaluation experience

• Conducting Computational Fluid Dynamic analysis and evaluation of submarine platforms from concept, design to in-service support
• Undertaking technical work on all aspects of CFD simulations, including pre-processing (CAD modelling and meshing), developing CFD model, solving, post processing and authoring technical reports/presentations
• You will be developing the in-house modelling capability, processes and toolsets for use on our high-performance computing platform
• Provide guidance and support to junior team members to develop their technical skills, problem-solving abilities and professional growth
• Working collaboratively with naval architects, systems teams, maneuvering and control teams and propulsion engineers as well as customers and suppliers to deliver innovative submarine solutions
• Validating CFD predictions of submarine performance as an alternative mathematical/computational methods and physical model testing
• Provide informal technical coaching and mentoring to junior members of the tea