CFD Engineer

CFD Engineer - Contract

Bristol

Competitive Hourly Rate

Our client is a specialist engineering company that delivers a range of products, solutions and technical services within the defence and aerospace markets and they are recruiting for a CFD Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. As a CFD Engineer, your role will focus on delivering a variety of CFD modelling activities and analyses across aerospace related projects.  

This role will be based at their Bristol office with occasional travel to their client's sites as required.   

CFD Engineer Responsibilities:  

Interact with internal and external customers on a technical and programme level 

Develop suitable methodologies and conduct CFD analyses at a consistently high standard within budget 

Preparation, presentation of technical reports and proposals 

Support the preparation of project management planning documentation including quality, technical and budget plans 

Maintain the project documentation in accordance with the company’s Quality Management System 

Ensure delegated tasks achieve their full objectives 

Manage multiple tasks and deliver within agreed timescales and budgets 

Interact with other engineers and customers on a technical and project level  

CFD Engineer Requirements:  

Previous experience in CFD Modelling with ANSYS toolsets including Fluent is essential  

Experienced working in a CFD Engineering related position 

A qualification in engineering or a relevant discipline 

Experience with steady and unsteady external aerodynamic flows of civil and/or military aircraft 

Familiarity with requirements, generation and use of aerodynamic CFD data for certification purposes (desirable) 

Exposure to aircraft design activities (within industry) and their use of CFD modelling 

Experience in analysis of aircraft performance, stability and control, flight dynamics (desirable) 

Programming language experience in use of HPC and automation of ANSYS CFD tasks (desirable) 

An ability to manage multiple tasks, to work effectively within a team or independently when required 

Good interpersonal skills, including a diplomatic and professional approach when dealing with people 

Our client is a SME organisation and their work is across air, sea and land applications. Candidates may be required SC clearance, therefore applications can only be considered from UK nationals or SC personnel. 

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

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