Senior Vehicle CFD Engineer

Company: Altair
Location: Troy
Posted on: May 23, 2023

Job Description:

Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and DataSenior Vehicle CFD EngineerJob Summary:Our client in Troy, MI is looking for a Senior Vehicle CFD Engineer. This is a Contract position.This position will be responsible for performing CFD simulations to develop and optimize the full vehicle aerodynamics..The Senior CFD Engineer will be working with CFD tools to lead and guide the design. This Senior Engineer will be responsible for assessing the performance of full vehicle aerodynamics using STAR CCM+. This candidate is using pre-processing tools like ANSA/HYPERMESH including fundamentals of morphing to create and debug the full vehicle model. This senior engineer will post-process the simulation results to verify the aerodynamic behavior of the current full vehicle model and to find a solution for improving the results toward achieving the target too. This senior engineer can find the optimized solution by performing several CFD simulation iterations. The Senior CFD Engineer is involved in full vehicle wind tunnel testing too, and they will correlate the CFD results with the test data. The Senior CFD Engineer is responsible for applying advanced methods like DOE/DFSS to optimize the design. This senior engineer will create reports to present the results of the simulations and the achieved improvements. They will communicate with the design team, manufacturing team, and suppliers to achieve the desired aerodynamics vehicle performance.Qualifications:* Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or equivalent from an ABET accredited or equivalent program.* Master's degree or PHD is preferred.* 8+ years of experience in Aerodynamic CFD simulations for automotive industry* Experience with using STAR CCM+, ANSA and HYPERWORKS* Experience with performing steady state and transient CDF analysis* Experience with morphing the models using ANSA or HYPERMESH* Experience with correlation of CFD and Test results* Knowledge of applying engineering fundaments in the development* Ability to work independently from start to end* Strong oral and verbal communication skills* Act as a team player and problem solverHow You Will Be Successful:* Envision the Future* Communicate Honestly and Broadly* Seek Technology and Business "First"* Embrace Diversity and Take RisksWhy Work with Us:Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of product development, high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer's toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today's problems into tomorrow's opportunities.Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing and artificial intelligence (AI).For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com .Ready to go? #ONLYFORWARDAt our core we are explorers; adventurers; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world's most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and uncharted waters, we dive in headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible; discovering new solutions to our customer's toughest challenges.Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair's history demonstrates a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.

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