CFD Development Specialist (100%)

Climeworks; Opfikon; Vor Ort; CHF 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Climeworks seeks a CFD specialist to advance its Direct Air Capture technology. You will model, validate and optimize the capture process, focusing on fluid dynamics and cross-functional collaboration.

You will drive model development, perform validation measurements, and present findings in technical reviews to guide plant architecture and system performance improvements.

Qualifikationen

• Experience applying CFD to design and optimize engineering systems.
• Strong background in fluid dynamics and heat/mass transfer.
• Ability to translate physical phenomena into reliable computational models.

Aufgaben

• Develop and validate CFD models for Direct Air Capture processes.
• Perform CFD analysis to optimize air flow across systems at multiple scales.
• Collaborate with Mechanical Design to inform structures, vessels and plant architectures.
• Provide boundary conditions (pressure, velocity, etc.) to design engineers.
• Plan, execute and evaluate validation measurements with Testing teams.
• Communicate results clearly in technical reviews.

Kenntnisse

CFD analysis

Fluid dynamics

Model development

Ausbildung

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

ANSYS Fluent

CFD-Post

MATLAB

Jobbeschreibung

• Process Development: You will play a vital role in developing the next generation of Direct Air Capture technology. As a fluid dynamics specialist, you will support the rest of the Process Development team in modelling, validating and optimizing the Climeworks carbon capture process.

• CFD Analysis: You will perform CFD analysis in order to predict and optimize the air flow across our systems at various scales — from small-scale modelling of our filter structures to large-scale atmospheric dispersion modelling that informs plant architecture and improves the CO2 removal capacity of our technology.

• Collaboration with Mechanical Design: You will collaborate closely with your mechanical design colleagues across departments. You will contribute to the design of new structures, vessels, and plant architectures. You will be responsible for providing pressure, velocity, and other boundary conditions to our design engineers.

• Model Development: You drive the improvement roadmap for our CFD models. In collaboration with external partners, you will develop new techniques to enhance the accuracy and applicability of our simulations.

• Validation & Measurement: You plan, execute, and evaluate validation measurements, and draw meaningful conclusions from your findings. You will collaborate with our Testing teams in ensuring our models are robust and well-calibrated.

• Communication & Presentation: You communicate results, findings, and observations clearly and concisely to peers, and present them in technical reviews.