Senior Staff Engineer - CFD

Job Description

• Participate in design, development for Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer products
• Work closely with the teams in BE HQ, San Jose for design goals and provide necessary inputs
• Conduct accurate flow & thermal analysis of cell/column/enclosures
• Translate complex problems to models
• Utilize model prediction to evaluate/explore options, and provide inputs for design
• Manage and execute flow analysis, with handbook calculations as well as CFD tools
• Drive test plans for validations of models/product performance
• Publish reports and present modeling results on a regular basis
• Develop new codes/models to enhance modeling capabilities

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering with background in applied CFD
• Strong understanding of the fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics and Heat & Mass Transfer
• 5 years of experience in using CFD software packages, at least 3 years in industry/product development
• Proficient in ANSYS Spaceclaim, Mesher, Fluent (must, at least 3 years)- from preprocessing to postprocessing
• Experience with complex flow & thermal problems, involving multispecies & all modes of heat transfer
• Prior experience in thermal testing is a plus
• Ability to translate real world problem to CFD with efficient modeling approach
• Experience in writing User defined functions to be coupled with CFD packages
• Manage multiple projects and deliver in a timely manner, with minimal supervision
• Analyze thermal test data, for model/performance validation
• Prior exposure to Fuel Cell/Energy application is a plus
• Ability to learn new application areas
• Highly motivated and a team player
• Excellent communication skills