AI / Simulation Principal Engineer - Computational Fluid Dynamics

UL Solutions; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

UL Solutions seeks a Principal Engineer – CFD Simulation Engineering to lead advanced physics-based modeling and simulation initiatives. The role focuses on CFD, thermal-fluid sciences, combustion, and multiphase flows, driving V&V best practices across global teams.

The ideal candidate will apply simulation methods to product safety, certification, hazard analysis, and failure investigations, ensuring technical excellence and engineering quality across the organization.

Qualifications

• Strong background in physics-based modeling and simulation for CFD.
• Experience with product safety, certification, and hazard analysis.
• Proven ability to drive technical excellence and engineering quality across teams.
• Experience applying advanced simulation methods to complex engineering problems (thermal-fluid, battery, combustion, etc).

Responsibilities

• Drive technical excellence and consistency in simulation methodologies across global teams.
• Lead verification and validation activities to ensure model credibility and reliability.
• Apply simulations to safety-critical analyses and failure investigations.

Skills

Technical leadership

CFD expertise

Modeling & simulation

V&V expertise

Tools

V&V frameworks

Job description

We are seeking a Principal Engineer – CFD Simulation Engineering to join our team. The ideal candidate will be a highly experienced technical leader with deep expertise in physics-based modeling and simulation, particularly in CFD, thermal-fluid sciences, fire and explosion modeling, refrigerant leakage, battery thermal runaway, combustion, multiphase flows, turbulence modeling, and electronic cooling.

A core requirement of this role is strong expertise in simulation Verification & Validation (V&V), including application of industry-recognized frameworks best practices for ensuring model credibility and reliability.

The candidate should have a strong background in applying advanced simulation methods to complex engineering problems involving product safety, certification, design validation, hazard analysis, and failure investigation. The candidate will be responsible for driving technical excellence, consistency, and engineering quality in simulation methodologies across global teams