Job Description

Hybrid, 75% in Auburn Hills, MI

 
Systems Simulation Engineer - Senior  

3D-CFD-Senior Propulsion system virtual engineer – Combustion system   

The senior simulation engineer is responsible for providing guidance to design teams. He/ She will be an integral part of the development team. The engineer is responsible for utilizing commercial and /or internal tools to analyze propulsion components / systems to ensure functional objectives are met. 

The responsibility of the senior engineer position will include, but not limited to 
• The simulation engineer analyzes combustion system designs and concepts to achieve functional requirements
• Builds and exercises analytical models for internal combustion engines using commercial 3D CFD software tools such as Converge. 
• Provides component-level and/or system-level design recommendations to Design Responsible Engineers based on interpretation of analysis results.
• Retrieves and modifies CAD models of propulsion system components to support the development of CFD models.
• Enhances current standard analysis practices and/or tools to improve prediction fidelity and/or execution speed in collaboration with the method development teams
• Participates in product design and development teams and regularly presents analysis results to engineering peers, Chief engineers and propulsion system management
• Documents analysis objectives, results, conclusions and assumptions using a standard report template.
• Cooperatively works with test engineers to enhance laboratory procedures to support the development of first-time capable analysis techniques and the physical means reduction.
• Stays abreast of new technology and competitive products.

Requirements:

- Master of Science degree in one of the following disciplines: Mechanical Engineering, Chemical engineering, Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering or Applied Physics 
- Minimum 5 years' experience in CFD simulations on propulsion systems with focus on combustion system development 
- Experience with engineering analysis tools for Propulsion systems modeling and simulation (e.g. Converge, Ansa, Star-CCM+)
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written 
- Demonstrated technical problem solving skills

Preferred Requirements:

-       Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical engineering, Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering or Applied Physics  
- Good overall knowledge of propulsion system technologies and correspomding energy transformation systems 
- Experience in Combustion system and combustion system simulations 
- Good skill in programming with commercial software (e.g. Matlab Simulink, Visual Basic, Visual C++
- Demonstrated/proven expertise / record of applied knowledge for  design / process improvements

Additional Information/ Must Have's:

1. ICE/DHE (Dedicated hybrid engine) Combustion system simulation experience with Converge or StarCCM+ software
   
   ICE Combustion system know-how
   
   3. Master of Science degree in one of the following disciplines: Mechanical Engineering, Chemical engineering, Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering or Applied Physics
   
   
   •     How many years of experience are you looking for (if different than the job description): Min 3 years
   
   
   o      International Travel is 0 to 20%

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