Remote Aero-Thermal Engineer: CFD & Gas Turbines

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 81,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer match

Certification assistance

Job summary

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Aero-Thermal Engineer for a remote position in the United States. The role focuses on CFD analysis for gas turbine components, with responsibility for geometry/mesh development, result presentation, and technical reporting.

A BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and 4–8 years of CFD experience are expected. Familiarity with Star-CCM+ or ANSYS Fluent/CFX is preferred.

Qualifications

• BS or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 4–8 years CFD/Aero-Thermal experience.
• Familiar with gas turbine components and turbomachinery.

Responsibilities

• Use computational tools to perform thermal and/or CFD analysis for gas turbine components and turbomachinery.
• Lead geometry and mesh development for analysis models and model setup.
• Post-process and prepare high-quality presentations of results.
• Prepare and present reports on findings at 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

Star-CCM+

ANSYS Fluent/CFX

Geometry & Mesh

Model Setup

FMEA

MS Excel

Team Collaboration

Communication

Education

BS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Aero-Thermal Engineer for a remote position in the United States. The role focuses on CFD analysis for gas turbine components, with responsibility for geometry/mesh development, result presentation, and technical reporting.

A BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and 4–8 years of CFD experience are expected. Familiarity with Star-CCM+ or ANSYS Fluent/CFX is preferred.