Senior Aero-Thermal CFD Engineer

Pratt & Whitney; East Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Relocation Package

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, CT seeks an engineer to analyze and design fan and compressor air systems using 1D compressible flow modeling and CFD.

You will generate CFD-based thermal boundary conditions and develop rotor and casing thermal models to support engine validation, review engine data, and optimize air-system architecture to meet safety, life and performance targets. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• PhD graduate or PhD Candidate with Masters with directly applicable research in icing, heat transfer and/or turbomachinery development.
• A minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Responsibilities

• Analyze and design fan/compressor air systems leveraging 1D compressible flow modeling and CFD
• Generate CFD based thermal boundary conditions and knowledge or experience in conductive, convective and radiative heat transfer to create fan/compressor rotor and casing thermal models
• Specify engine validation test plans, review engine and test rig data, and match analytical models to engine data
• Optimize air system architecture to ensure safety of flight, hardware to meet design life requirements, and gas turbine performance aligning customer requirements
• Operate independently attacking complex challenges while developing part and module solutions
• Prioritize and support multiple projects with contending priorities on time and on budget
• Be both contributor and technical-leader in high performance teams interfacing with a wide range of disciplines for module design
• Travel up to 10%

Skills

CFD

Heat transfer

Turbomachinery development

Analytical skills

Security clearance (eligible)

Education

PhD in relevant field

Tools

ANSYS Fluent

CFD tools

Job description

Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, CT seeks an engineer to analyze and design fan and compressor air systems using 1D compressible flow modeling and CFD.

You will generate CFD-based thermal boundary conditions and develop rotor and casing thermal models to support engine validation, review engine data, and optimize air-system architecture to meet safety, life and performance targets. Travel up to 10% may be required.