Aerospace CFD Software Developer - Advanced Aerodynamics & HPC

Bombardier; Dorval; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance plans

Retirement savings plan

Employee Assistance Program

Tele Health Program

Job summary

Bombardier is seeking a skilled CFD software engineer to develop and optimize advanced CFD tools for aircraft design. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to improve high-fidelity solvers, reduced-order modelling, and scalable HPC workflows.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD in a quantitative field and has strong CFD and Navier-Stokes experience, plus proficiency in C++ and Python, Linux/HPC, and English/French fluency. This is a full-time temporary position in Dorval.

Qualifications

• PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong CFD experience, compressible aerodynamics, Navier-Stokes solvers, turbulence modelling.
• Experience developing scientific software in C++ and Python.
• Proficiency with Linux and HPC environments, MPI and OpenMP.
• Familiarity with ROM techniques (PCA, POD, PROM).
• Fluent in English and French.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize CFD solvers for complex aircraft configurations.
• Implement Navier–Stokes discretization, time integration, turbulence modelling.
• Scale scientific codes on HPC platforms using MPI/OpenMP.
• Maintain software quality through CI/CD, regression testing and benchmarking.
• Validate CFD tools against wind-tunnel, flight-test, and reference data.

Skills

CFD

Navier-Stokes

Turbulence modelling

C++

Python

Linux HPC

ROM techniques

Git

CI/CD

Education

PhD in Aerospace/Mechanical/Applied Math/CS

Tools

MPI

OpenMP

Git

CI/CD

Job description

At Bombardier, we design, build and maintain the world’s peak-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. We have been successful in setting the highest standards by putting our people at the heart of it all, and defining excellence, together.

Working at Bombardier means operating at the highest level. Every day, you are part of a team that delivers superior experiences and products, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our industry and beyond. By prioritizing employee growth and development, we empower everyone to reach their full potential on their own terms, because the best work happens when you are free to be yourself and share your unique expertise.

Bombardier’s Benefits Program

With our employees’ well-being top of mind, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits Program, which includes the following:

• Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life insurance, disability, and more)
• Competitive base salary
• Retirement savings plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tele Health Program

About the role

Bombardier is a global manufacturing leader in business jets. Our products and services deliver world-class transportation experiences, setting new standards in passenger comfort, energy efficiency, reliability, and safety. We are a global organization that thrives on collaboration and team spirit.

In this role, you will develop and optimize advanced CFD software for aircraft design applications. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team (aerodynamics, structures, loads & dynamics, thermodynamics), you will help improve high-fidelity solver capabilities, scalable numerical methods, and reduced-order modelling workflows for next-generation aircraft development. This posting is for a temporary employee working on a full-time basis.

What are your contributions to the team?

• Develop and optimize CFD solvers for complex aircraft configurations.
• Implement numerical methods for the Navier-Stokes equations, including discretization, time integration, turbulence modelling, and solver acceleration.
• Support high-order CFD methods for scale-resolving aerodynamic simulations.
• Develop Reduced-Order Models for aeroelasticity, optimization, flight-control studies, and digital-twin applications.
• Scale scientific codes on HPC platforms using MPI, OpenMP, and parallel programming best practices.
• Maintain software quality through CI/CD, regression testing, benchmarking, code reviews, and documentation.
• Validate CFD tools against wind-tunnel, flight-test, and reference data.

How to thrive in this role?

• You hold a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
• You have a strong background in CFD, compressible aerodynamics, Navier-Stokes solvers, and turbulence modelling.
• You have experience developing scientific software in C++ and Python.
• You have practical experience with Linux, HPC environments, MPI, and OpenMP.
• You have knowledge of ROM techniques such as PCA, POD, PROM, and projection-based modelling.
• You are familiar with Git, CI/CD, automated testing, benchmarking, and peer code reviews.
• You are eligible to work with controlled aerospace data, including CGD and/or ITAR-restricted programmes.
• You are fluent in both English and French.

Desired Assets

• You have experience with DG, Spectral Element, Flux Reconstruction, CPR, or other high-order CFD methods.
• You have experience with GPU acceleration using CUDA, HIP, Kokkos, or similar technologies.
• You have exposure to aeroelasticity, FSI, flight controls, optimization, or aircraft digital twins.
• You have experience validating CFD simulations using wind-tunnel or flight-test data.

Please note: You don’t need all the skills, knowledge, and experience listed to apply for this position. We’re not looking for the perfect candidate, we’re looking for great talent and passionate individuals.

Bombardier is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics to apply.