Senior CFD Engineer — Flexible, Client‑Facing CFD Lead

Aurecon Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurecon Group is seeking a Senior CFD Engineer to join our Sustainability and Building Performance team in Australia. You will lead CFD studies across building performance, ventilation and infrastructure projects, turning complex analyses into practical client recommendations.

Expect collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and opportunities to mentor juniors. With hands-on ANSYS CFD expertise, you’ll translate modelling results into design decisions for data centres, buildings and related

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Strong Computational Fluid Dynamics experience and ability to work independently on complex modelling.
• Hands-on experience using ANSYS CFD software (CFX/Fluent).

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver CFD studies from problem definition to interpretation and reporting.
• Use ANSYS CFX and/or ANSYS Fluent to analyse airflow, ventilation and thermal performance.
• Prepare clear technical reports and client recommendations.
• Manage CFD scopes, priorities and deliverables with quality and on-time delivery.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the national CFD community.

Skills

CFD modelling

ANSYS Fluent

Consulting

Stakeholder management

Education

Mechanical/Aerospace Eng degree

Tools

ANSYS CFX

ANSYS Fluent

Job description

Aurecon Group is seeking a Senior CFD Engineer to join our Sustainability and Building Performance team in Australia. You will lead CFD studies across building performance, ventilation and infrastructure projects, turning complex analyses into practical client recommendations.

Expect collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and opportunities to mentor juniors. With hands-on ANSYS CFD expertise, you’ll translate modelling results into design decisions for data centres, buildings and related