3D-CFD-Senior Propulsion System Virtual Engineer – Combustion System

Stellantis; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis in Auburn, AL seeks a Senior Propulsion System Virtual Engineer to guide design teams and analyze propulsion components using CFD tools to ensure functional objectives are met.

You will build and exercise analytical models, retrieve CAD data for CFD work, present results to peers and leadership, and help advance analysis methods while staying current with propulsion technology. A strong background in combustion system development and collaboration with test teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in CFD simulations on propulsion systems with focus on combustion system development.
• Experience with engineering analysis tools for propulsion systems modeling and simulation (e.g. Converge, Ansa, Star-CCM+).
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Analyze propulsion components/systems to ensure functional objectives are met.
• Build and exercise analytical CFD models for propulsion systems.
• Retrieve and modify CAD models to support CFD model development.
• Collaborate with design teams and present results to peers and management.
• Improve analysis practices and tools with method development teams.
• Stay abreast of new propulsion technologies and competitive products.

Skills

CFD simulations

Propulsion system analysis

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Tools

Converge

Ansa

Star-CCM+

Matlab/Simulink

Visual Basic/Visual C++

Job description

The Senior Propulsion System Virtual Engineer is responsible for providing guidance to design teams. He/She will be an integral part of the development team. The engineer is responsible for utilizing commercial and/or internal tools to analyze propulsion components/systems to ensure functional objectives are met.

The responsibility of the senior engineer position will include, but not limited to:

• The simulation engineer analyzes combustion system designs and concepts to achieve functional requirements
• Builds and exercises analytical models for internal combustion engines using commercial 3D CFD software tools such as Converge.
• Provides component-level and/or system-level design recommendations to Design Responsible Engineers based on interpretation of analysis results.
• Retrieves and modifies CAD models of propulsion system components to support the development of CFD models.
• Enhances current standard analysis practices and/or tools to improve prediction fidelity and/or execution speed in collaboration with the method development teams
• Participates in product design and development teams and regularly presents analysis results to engineering peers, Chief engineers and propulsion system management.
• Documents analysis objectives, results, conclusions and assumptions using a standard report template.
• Cooperatively works with test engineers to enhance laboratory procedures to support the development of first-time capable analysis techniques and the physical means reduction.
• Stays abreast of new technology and competitive products.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum 8 years of experience in CFD simulations on propulsion systems with focus on combustion system development
• Experience with engineering analysis tools for Propulsion systems modeling and simulation (e.g. Converge, Ansa, Star-CCM+)
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated technical problem solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masterdegree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical engineering, Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering or Applied Physics
• Good overall knowledge of propulsion system technologies and corresponding energy transformation systems
• Experience in Combustion system and combustion system simulations
• Experience with AI and ML algorithms
• Good skill in programming with commercial software (e.g. Matlab Simulink, Visual Basic, Visual C++)
• Demonstrated/proven expertise / record of applied knowledge for design / process improvements