CFD QA Engineer — HyperMesh & Simulation Testing

Siemens Digital Industries Software; Troy (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Digital Industries Software is seeking an experienced Software QA Engineer – CFD to join our Quality Center of Excellence in Michigan. You will focus on testing CFD and simulation workflows, with emphasis on HyperMesh CFD functionality, test automation, and performance across platforms, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality simulation products.

You will design and execute functional, regression, stress, and cross-platform tests, develop automated tests, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical/Automotive/Aerospace or CFD related field.
• 5–7 years of software QA/testing experience with CAE or CFD products.
• Hands-on experience with HyperMesh CFD or similar CFD pre-processing tools.
• Strong knowledge of mesh generation and boundary-condition definition.
• Experience with at least one CFD solver such as Simcenter STAR-CCM+, ANSYS Fluent, OpenFOAM or similar.
• Experience with Jira, Xray, Azure DevOps or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end QA activities across the software development lifecycle, independently planning and executing testing activities to ensure product quality, reliability, and release readiness.
• Review user stories, product requirements, use cases, and design specifications to assess testability and develop comprehensive test strategies and scenarios for CFD and engineering simulation workflows.
• Design and execute functional, regression, stress, performance, and cross-platform tests, combining manual and automated testing to validate product functionality and robustness.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites using scripting technologies, and port or optimize existing automated tests for high-performance computing environments to improve test coverage and execution efficiency.
• Investigate software defects beyond initial identification by providing clear reproduction steps, analyzing logs and diagnostic information, and collaborating with development teams to support root-cause analysis and resolution.
• Improve QA effectiveness through AI-assisted testing, automation initiatives, and modern QA practices, while continuously evaluating opportunities to enhance test efficiency, coverage, and product quality.
• Collaborate closely with Development, DevOps, Product Management, Applications Engineering, Documentation, and QA teams, championing software quality and promoting testing standards and best practices throughout the development lifecycle.

Skills

CFD testing

Test automation

Scripting (Python/Tcl/Shell)

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical/Automotive/Aerospace or CFD related field

Tools

Jira

Xray

Azure DevOps

Job description

Siemens Digital Industries Software is seeking an experienced Software QA Engineer – CFD to join our Quality Center of Excellence in Michigan. You will focus on testing CFD and simulation workflows, with emphasis on HyperMesh CFD functionality, test automation, and performance across platforms, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality simulation products.

You will design and execute functional, regression, stress, and cross-platform tests, develop automated tests, and