Remote Aero-Thermal CFD Engineer for Gas Turbines

Quest Defense; Cincinnati (OH); Remote; USD 81,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Professional development support

Flexible workplace

Job summary

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions is seeking an Aero-Thermal CFD Engineer to perform thermal and turbomachinery analyses for gas turbine components. The role is remote and requires US citizenship.

Ideal candidates have 4–8 years in CFD/Aero-Thermal and familiarity with Star-CCM+, ANSYS Fluent/CFX. A BS/EE with strong dynamics and heat transfer knowledge is expected; MS Excel skills are essential for data handling.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years’ experience in CFD Analysis, Aero-Thermal, Secondary Airflow Systems.
• BS or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• Familiar with fluid dynamics and heat transfer theory.
• Exposure to the gas turbines is highly preferred.
• MS Office proficiency, particularly MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Use computational tools to perform thermal and/or CFD analysis for gas turbine components and turbomachinery
• Lead the development of geometry and mesh for analysis models along with the necessary model setup and analysis of those models
• Post-process and prepare high-quality presentations of results
• Prepare and present reports on findings on formal technical reviews
• Create, support and maintain secondary airflow system models and whole engine models
• Develop and participate in root cause and/or risk failure mode and error analysis (FMEA) for gas turbine engines
• Support test and fielded hardware verification and validation efforts

Skills

CFD Analysis

Aero-Thermal

Secondary Airflow Systems

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Star-CCM+

ANSYS Fluent

ANSYS CFX

Job description

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions is seeking an Aero-Thermal CFD Engineer to perform thermal and turbomachinery analyses for gas turbine components. The role is remote and requires US citizenship.

Ideal candidates have 4–8 years in CFD/Aero-Thermal and familiarity with Star-CCM+, ANSYS Fluent/CFX. A BS/EE with strong dynamics and heat transfer knowledge is expected; MS Excel skills are essential for data handling.