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

Stellantisfinancialservices; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Propulsion System Virtual Engineer at Stellantisfinancialservices guides design teams by using CFD tools to analyze propulsion components and ensure functional objectives are met. The role supports development through analytical modeling, CAD data handling, and collaboration with test engineers to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Responsibilities include building CFD-based models, interpreting results, presenting to peers and management, and documenting conclusions with standard

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Minimum 8 years of CFD experience on propulsion systems.
• Experience with propulsion modeling tools and CFD software.

Responsibilities

• Guide design teams and analyze propulsion components to meet objectives.
• Build and exercise analytical CFD models for propulsion systems.
• Interpret results and provide design recommendations to engineers.
• Modify CAD models to support CFD model development.
• Present analysis results to engineers and propulsion management.
• Document objectives, results, and assumptions using standard templates.

Skills

CFD simulations

Propulsion modeling

Analytical modeling

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Tools

Converge

Ansa

Star-CCM+

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