Fusion CFD Scientist – IDP Methods in Fluid Dynamics

Xcimer-Energy; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Equity opportunity

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Xcimer Energy in Denver, CO, seeks a Computational Physicist (Fluid Dynamics) to advance multi-material radiation hydrodynamics for inertial fusion. The role blends theory, numerics, and high-performance computing to develop robust CFD methods and contribute to code and publications.

The ideal candidate has a Ph.D. in a related field, strong PDE/numerical analysis background, hands-on IDP experience, and proficiency with C++ and deal.II in HPC environments.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Math/Applied Math/Computational Physics with a focus on numerical methods for fluid dynamics.
• Strong background in numerical analysis for PDEs and fluid dynamics.
• Hands-on experience with invariant-domain preserving (IDP) methods or certifiably robust discretization.
• Proficient in C++ and experience developing scientific software; MPI-based HPC experience.
• Experience with deal.II or similar finite element frameworks and multi-material CFD.

Responsibilities

• Develop and analyze IDP numerical methods for multi-material CFD with applications to ICF.
• Model, verify, and validate radiation hydrodynamics formulations and discretizations.
• Collaborate with physicists and software engineers; contribute to publications and code.
• Support verification/validation and provide domain expertise on expected physical behavior.
• Contribute to benchmark problems and reproducible multi-material results.

Skills

Numerical analysis

IDP methods

Fluid dynamics

PDEs

High-performance computing

Scientific computing

C++

Communication

Code development

Software documentation

Education

Ph.D. in Mathematics / Applied Mathematics / Computational Physics

Tools

deal.II

MPI

C++

Job description

Xcimer Energy in Denver, CO, seeks a Computational Physicist (Fluid Dynamics) to advance multi-material radiation hydrodynamics for inertial fusion. The role blends theory, numerics, and high-performance computing to develop robust CFD methods and contribute to code and publications.

The ideal candidate has a Ph.D. in a related field, strong PDE/numerical analysis background, hands-on IDP experience, and proficiency with C++ and deal.II in HPC environments.