Aerodynamics & CFD Software Engineering Specialist – MSc/PhD

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Address and validate intricate problems related to aerodynamics and fluid dynamics.

• Convert engineering requirements into computational models and prepare solver-ready cases.

• Design or adjust geometries, computational domains, and mesh configurations.

• Set initial conditions, boundary conditions, fluid properties, and solver parameters.

• Implement CFD and aerodynamic analysis workflows utilizing command-line accessible tools.

• Develop Python scripts to streamline preprocessing, simulation execution, parameter sweeps, post-processing, and validation tasks.

• Create scripts and computational workflows for conducting engineering analyses.

• Compute and analyze lift, drag, pressure distributions, and flow characteristics.

• Assess mesh quality, numerical convergence, solver stability, and the physical accuracy of simulation outcomes.

• Troubleshoot non-convergence issues, unstable solutions, incorrect findings, and physically unrealistic outputs.

• Choose and rationalize modeling assumptions, mesh strategies, boundary conditions, and solver configurations.

• Record technical methodologies, engineering decisions, and simulation findings.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master's or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering with a focus on aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, or thermofluids.

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering along with a minimum of 1–2 years of relevant professional or research experience in aerodynamics.

• In-depth knowledge of fluid mechanics and applied aerodynamics.

• Hands-on experience in formulating and conducting CFD or aerodynamic analyses.

• Strong practical skills in Python, including the ability to write and troubleshoot code independently.

• Experience utilizing Python for scientific computation, engineering automation, or computational analysis.

• Familiarity with at least one engineering tool or library that can be accessed via a command-line interface, scripting interface, configuration files, or programmatic API.

• Capability to select and justify modeling assumptions, boundary conditions, mesh strategies, and solver settings.

• Proficiency in diagnosing numerical convergence issues, unstable solutions, and physically invalid results.

• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to clearly communicate technical reasoning and engineering trade-offs.

• Professional proficiency in English at a C1 level or higher.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working schedule; choose your working days and hours, including weekends.

• Option for remote work.

• Compensation based on output, with payment per task that fulfills project specifications.