Compressor Aerothermal Engineer II
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About the Role
POWERTECH is seeking a Compressor Aerothermal Engineer to perform CFD and thermal analysis for turbofan engine components. The role involves designing and optimizing compressor modules, analyzing flow behavior, and supporting testing activities.
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Responsibilities
- Design and optimize the turbofan compressor module and sub components on a CFD/thermal perspective
- Analyze flow behavior, losses, efficiency and stability margins
- Support aerodynamic design iterations through CFD driven analysis
- Support the Whole Integrated System analysis (platform/engine)
- Conduct sensitivity analysis and evaluate impact of design changes on performance, operability and thermal margins
- Support the development/set up methodologies and chain of software, from scratch, including automated computational analysis/reports
- Review the designs, simulations and support testing activities (test correlation)
- Participate in technical review and produce technical reports
- Identify project risks and plan for mitigation
- Act as a compressor technical interface when needed with other departments, customer or OEM partners
Requirements
- Master’s degree or PhD in Aerospace engineering, Turbomachinery, Fluid Dynamics
- Experience in compressor and turbine modules, multidisciplinary optimization
- Fluent in English
- 5+ years of experience
- Proficient in one of CFD tools such as Fluent, Star CCM+, OpenFOAM
- Familiarity with meshing tools (ICEM, Turbogrid), Python/Matlab and HPC computing environments
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Ability to solve problems, prioritize tasks and delegate when necessary
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About POWERTECH
- POWERTECH is a center of excellence for propulsion technologies, specializing in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of combustion engines, expendable turbojet engines, and turbofan engines for aerospace, defence, and autonomous applications.
Position Summary
- The Compressor Aerothermal Engineer is responsible for performing Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis and thermal analysis to support the aerodynamics and aerothermal design of turbofan engine components and systems.
- The role contributes to the development, optimization and validation of flowpath performance on the HP and LP compressor.
- The position supports design decisions, performance prediction and risk reduction throughout the engine development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and optimize the turbofan compressor module and sub components on a CFD/thermal perspective
- Analyze flow behavior, losses, efficiency and stability margins
- Support aerodynamic design iterations through CFD driven analysis
- Support the Whole Integrated System analysis (platform/engine)
- Conduct sensitivity analysis, and Evaluate impact of design changes on performance, operability and thermal margins
- Support the development / set up methodologies and chain of software, from scratch
- Review the designs, simulations and support testing activities (test correlation)
- Participate to technical review and produce technical reports
- Identify project risks and plan for mitigation
- Act as a compressor technical interface when needed with other Powertech departments, customer or OEM partners
Qualifications & Experience
- Master’s degree or PhD in Aerospace engineering, Turbomachinery, Fluid Dynamics (turbulence, multiphase flows, boundary layer behavior)
- Experience in compressor and turbine modules, multidisciplinary optimization
- Fluent in English
- 5+ years or more for senior roles
Skills
- Proficient in one of CFD tools such as Fluent, Star CCM+, Openfoam…
- Familiarity with meshing tools (ICEM, Turbogrid…), Python/Matlab and HPC computing environments
- Awareness on the state of the art technologies including AI assisted design methods
- Good communication and presentation skills to interact with team members, clients, and vendors.
- Ability to solve problems, prioritize tasks and delegate when necessary
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