Thermal Brake CFD Engineer: Advanced Modeling & Validation

Cadillac Formula 1 Team; Silverstone; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading pension

Generous leave

Job summary

The Cadillac Formula 1 Team is seeking a CFD Engineer to advance thermal brake CFD methodologies within our Aerodynamics group. You will collaborate with engineers and software developers to enhance predictive accuracy and ensure alignment with performance targets.

Responsibilities include modelling best practices, thermal CFD work, and integration into CFD workflows, along with clear communication to stakeholders and technical guidance for users.

Qualifications

• Degree in Aerospace, Motorsport, Mechanical Engineering, or similar, ideally with a CFD/Aerodynamics focus, or equivalent.
• 2+ years’ experience in a relevant motorsport CFD role.
• Strong grounding in fluid dynamics, numerical methods, and turbulence modeling.
• Reliable, accurate, and able to deliver high‑quality work under time pressure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine thermal brake CFD methodologies to improve accuracy, robustness, and correlation with test data.
• Define best‑practice modeling approaches, assumptions, and interpretation guidelines.
• Contribute across CFD domains, with strong emphasis on thermal modeling and brake thermal behavior.
• Support integration of new and updated methodologies into established CFD workflows.
• Communicate findings clearly to stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance to CFD users to ensure consistent methodology application.

Skills

CFD Aerodynamics

Motorsport experience

Communication skills

Time management under pressure

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS Fluent

OpenFOAM

CFD Post-processing

Job description

The Cadillac Formula 1 Team is seeking a CFD Engineer to advance thermal brake CFD methodologies within our Aerodynamics group. You will collaborate with engineers and software developers to enhance predictive accuracy and ensure alignment with performance targets.

Responsibilities include modelling best practices, thermal CFD work, and integration into CFD workflows, along with clear communication to stakeholders and technical guidance for users.