Aerodynamicist / CFD engineer
Finding downforce in simulation before anyone commits to making a part.
Adverts for this work usually name: Simcenter STAR-CCM+, Ansys Fluent, CATIA.
Who comes into this from somewhere else
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From Aerospace & defence
Same solvers, same meshing judgement, same turbulence modelling. The application changes, the method does not.
What you would need to add
Computational fluid dynamics. Where aerodynamic surfaces are tested before anything is made.
From Further & higher education
Turbulence modelling, mesh independence and a habit of distrusting a pretty result are exactly what the teams want. The delta is the commercial solver and the pace.
What you would need to add
Computational fluid dynamics. Where aerodynamic surfaces are tested before anything is made.
From Energy & renewables
Rotating-frame CFD and boundary-layer work map closely onto wing and floor development.
What you would need to add
Computational fluid dynamics. Where aerodynamic surfaces are tested before anything is made.
Surface modelling for complex curved bodywork. The reason aero parts are drawn in it rather than a general-purpose CAD package.
Open right now in this discipline
What is open, in how many places, and how much of it asks for no degree. Who each role is with and whether it is open to you is worked out once you sign in, and we ask before putting you forward.
Aerodynamicist / CFD engineer
20 opportunities
In 6 places · 15% ask for no degree