Senior Simulation Engineer - FEA, CFD & Ray Tracing

European Tech Recruit; Limerick; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

European Tech Recruit is seeking a Senior Project Engineer – Simulation in Limerick to lead advanced modelling activities for a leading multinational medical device company on a long-term contract.

You will drive FEA, CFD and Ray Tracing simulations, manage model setup, meshing, solvers, post-processing and reporting, and validate results against physical tests. Collaboration with design, test and engineering teams is essential to deliver accurate, simulation-led recommendations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with FEA and CFD.
• Practical experience with Ray Tracing, optics, lighting or similar simulation techniques.
• Experience with multiple simulation tools listed (ANSYS, Abaqus, Fluent, CFX, STAR-CCM+, COMSOL, OpenFOAM, Altair) is desirable.
• Engineering degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics or Optical Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support simulation activities across product and engineering projects.
• Model setup, meshing, solver selection, post-processing and technical reporting.
• Supporting engineering and design teams with simulation-led recommendations.
• Validating simulation results against physical test data.
• Developing and improving simulation workflows and methodologies.
• Supporting automation and optimisation of simulation processes.
• Presenting technical findings to engineering and project stakeholders.

Skills

FEA

CFD

Ray Tracing

Optics

Lighting

Education

Mechanical / Aerospace / Physics / Optical Eng degree

Tools

ANSYS

Abaqus

Fluent

CFX

STAR-CCM+

COMSOL

OpenFOAM

Altair

Job description

European Tech Recruit is seeking a Senior Project Engineer – Simulation in Limerick to lead advanced modelling activities for a leading multinational medical device company on a long-term contract.

You will drive FEA, CFD and Ray Tracing simulations, manage model setup, meshing, solvers, post-processing and reporting, and validate results against physical tests. Collaboration with design, test and engineering teams is essential to deliver accurate, simulation-led recommendations.