CFD & Multi-Physics Researcher III - HPC Energy

National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 83,600 - 150,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Pension benefits

403(b) plan with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) invites applications for a Researcher III – Computational Fluid Dynamics in Golden, CO. You will advance CFD and multi-physics modeling for energy technologies, developing high-fidelity simulations with PeleLMeX and extending solvers like AMR-Wind.

You will collaborate with industry and academia and contribute to scientific publications. The role requires a strong background in CFD, high-performance computing, and code development, with a track record

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent in a relevant field with strong CFD background.
• Demonstrated ability to lead or contribute to high-impact research in fluid dynamics.
• Experience with HPC environments and large-scale simulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-fidelity CFD simulations and multi-physics cases for energy technologies.
• Maintain and extend critical CFD codebases and solver packages.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to advance research goals.
• Publish results in peer-reviewed journals and at scientific meetings.

Skills

CFD

Multi-physics

Incompressible solvers

HPC

Programming

Git

Education

PhD in engineering or physics

MS in engineering or physics with 3+ years

BS in related field with 5+ years

Tools

AMR-Wind

PeleLMeX

FuelLib

Job description

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) invites applications for a Researcher III – Computational Fluid Dynamics in Golden, CO. You will advance CFD and multi-physics modeling for energy technologies, developing high-fidelity simulations with PeleLMeX and extending solvers like AMR-Wind.

You will collaborate with industry and academia and contribute to scientific publications. The role requires a strong background in CFD, high-performance computing, and code development, with a track record