Senior Project Engineer

CareerWise Recruitment; Munster; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CareerWise Recruitment invites applications from experienced simulation engineers to lead end-to-end FEA, CFD and ray-tracing projects in Ireland's Munster region. You will define problems, set up models, mesh, select solvers and report findings.

You will build reusable workflows, mentor engineers, validate results against data, quantify uncertainty, and push throughput with HPC and GPU acceleration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics, or related field; master/PhD preferred.
• 6+ years delivering industrial FEA and CFD projects.
• Experience with ray tracing for optical/lighting simulation.
• Experience with listed tools: Abaqus, ANSYS Mechanical/Fluent/CFX, STAR-CCM+, OpenFOAM, COMSOL, HyperWorks/Altair, LS-DYNA, ParaView, EnSight.
• Experience with model validation and uncertainty quantification.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end simulation projects in FEA, CFD and ray tracing: problem definition, model setup, meshing, solver selection, post-processing, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain reusable simulation workflows, templates, and automation (scripting, parameterization).
• Provide technical consultation to design, test and systems engineering teams; translate requirements into validated simulation strategies.
• Mentor engineers: run training sessions, code reviews, and best-practice workshops.
• Validate simulation results against test data; quantify uncertainty and advise on design decisions.
• Optimize throughput using HPC, GPU acceleration and solver settings; manage job scheduling and resources.

Skills

FEA

CFD

Ray tracing

Automation

HPC

GPU acceleration

Mentoring

Uncertainty

Model validation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Abaqus

ANSYS Mechanical

ANSYS Fluent/CFX

STAR-CCM+

OpenFOAM

COMSOL

HyperWorks

LS-DYNA

ParaView

EnSight

Job description

THE ROLE:

• Lead end-to-end simulation projects in FEA, CFD and ray tracing: problem definition, model setup, meshing, solver selection, post-processing, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain reusable simulation workflows, templates, and automation (scripting, parameterization).
• Provide technical consultation to design, test and systems engineering teams; translate requirements into validated simulation strategies.
• Mentor and upskill engineers: run training sessions, code reviews, and best-practice workshops.
• Validate simulation results against test data; quantify uncertainty and provide recommendations for design decisions.
• Optimize simulation throughput using HPC, GPU acceleration and solver settings; manage job scheduling and resource use.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Optical Engineering, or related field; Master’s or PhD preferred.
• Proven firsthand experience (typically 6+ years) delivering industrial FEA and CFD projects.
• Practical experience with ray tracing for optical/lighting simulation or geometric ray tracing workflows (e.g., for illumination, sensor modelling, stray light analysis).
• Experience with commercial and/or open-source tools (examples): Abaqus, ANSYS Mechanical, ANSYS Fluent/CFX, STAR-CCM+, OpenFOAM, COMSOL, HyperWorks/Altair, LS-DYNA, ParaView, EnSight, and ray-tracing toolkits or rendering engines (industry-neutral description: GPU-accelerated ray tracers, embree-like libraries, renderer toolchains). Comfortable selecting the right tool for the problem.
• Experience with model validation, data analysis, and uncertainty quantification; able to design validation plans and document assumptions.