CFD & Combustion Aero Designer (Hydrogen/Alt Fuels)

Quest Global; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 41,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Referral program

Vision insurance

Short/Long Term Disability

Job summary

Quest Global in Charlotte, NC is seeking a passionate engineer with a solid background in Gas Turbine combustion to join the LGT Combustion Module team as an aero designer for all combustion system developments, including hydrogen and special fuels. You will interface with globally distributed teams for mechanical design, thermos-acoustics, and validation.

The role requires a Master’s in mechanical engineering, 0–5 years’ experience, and hands-on CFD experience with STAR-CCM+.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or more in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Min.0-5yrs. Of experience in the job; higher degree can be used in lieu of experience.
• Experience on STAR-CCM+ is a must
• Understanding different computational methods applied in combustion simulations, realizing and selecting the method and software depending on the project’s timeline
• Experience with engine performance (efficiency, emission, …) as well as details of combustion behavior (physical and numerical turbulent properties, un‑mixedness, temperature fluctuations, flashback propensity)
• Advanced combustion simulation methods, software and coding skills to be able to write customized post processing software suites.
• Product definition skills: Creation of NX models for analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the development of combustion aero concepts from preliminary and detailed designs.
• Execute analyses to down-select new design solutions, to understand the impact of different design solutions on the fuel air mixing, emissions, performance, and dynamics.
• Contribute to develop as well as execute the combustion aero technology roadmap in support to the advanced combustion systems, including the adoption of alternative fuels (i.e., H2)
• Communicate results, findings, and observations in a clear and concise manner to peers, IPT Leads and combustion management.
• Provide feedback to improve/align current Design philosophies to TFP/Part owner.
• Contribute to project design reviews and status reviews.
• Coordinate university research programs in the areas of CFD, experimental testing and/or thermoacoustic.
• Work with local and global teams for PD and CFD scopes

Skills

STAR-CCM+

CFD methods

NX modeling

Coding skills

Education

Master’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

NX modeling

STAR-CCM+

Job description

Quest Global in Charlotte, NC is seeking a passionate engineer with a solid background in Gas Turbine combustion to join the LGT Combustion Module team as an aero designer for all combustion system developments, including hydrogen and special fuels. You will interface with globally distributed teams for mechanical design, thermos-acoustics, and validation.

The role requires a Master’s in mechanical engineering, 0–5 years’ experience, and hands-on CFD experience with STAR-CCM+.