Research Fellow: Battery Fire CFD Lead

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nanyang Technological University’s Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) invites applications for a Research Fellow to lead the development of a coupled CFD and fire dynamics model in OpenFOAM, focusing on battery thermal runaway and fire propagation in EVs and PABs.

The role includes advancing multi-physics modelling, validating with burning test data, and delivering software tools with a user-friendly interface, while coordinating with the PI and reporting progress to the funding agency.

Qualifications

• PhD in fire engineering, mechanical/related field required.
• Strong focus on fire dynamics, battery fires, and CFD is essential.
• Hands-on experience with energy/battery fire modelling preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of CFD and fire dynamics models in OpenFOAM.
• Collaborate with PI on R&D, tech evaluation, and project coordination.
• Validate models with burning test data and publish results.

Skills

C/C++

Fortran

CFD

Battery fires

Numerical methods

Communication

Education

PhD in fire engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field

Tools

OpenFOAM

FDS

Job description

Nanyang Technological University’s Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) invites applications for a Research Fellow to lead the development of a coupled CFD and fire dynamics model in OpenFOAM, focusing on battery thermal runaway and fire propagation in EVs and PABs.

The role includes advancing multi-physics modelling, validating with burning test data, and delivering software tools with a user-friendly interface, while coordinating with the PI and reporting progress to the funding agency.