CFD Engineer

Team: CFD Engineer

Location: Pune

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: onsite

Key Responsibilities:

• Support CFD analyses focused on combustion systems, including burners, flares, thermal oxidizers, and vapor control technologies.
• Execute and review CFD simulations involving reacting flows, combustion chemistry, turbulence, heat transfer, and multiphase flows.
• Collaborate closely with the Computational Group at Zeeco Headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, supporting global engineering and design teams.
• Provide CFD support for research and development projects, including design validation and performance optimization of combustion equipment.
• Interpret, validate, and clearly communicate CFD results to guide engineering design decisions.
• Prepare technical reports, design documentation, and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with complex geometries, combustion chambers, burners, and industrial-scale flow domains.
• Apply CFD and programming expertise to enhance modeling accuracy, automation, and workflow efficiency.
• Contribute to the long-term technical strategy and business objectives of the Computational Group and Zeeco as a whole.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering (mandatory).
• Ph.D. preferred, particularly with a focus on combustion or reacting flows.


Strong theoretical understanding of:


• Combustion physics and chemistry
• Turbulence models
• Heat transfer and radiation
• Numerical methods for reacting flows
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex CFD and combustion concepts clearly and effectively.

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of relevant industry experience in CFD applications.
• Hands-on experience in combustion modeling and reacting flow simulations (strongly preferred).


Extensive experience with commercial CFD tools, including:


• ANSYS FLUENT
• SIEMENS STAR-CCM+
• OpenFOAM experience is highly desirable.
• Practical experience working with CAD tools such as SOLIDWORKS, Autodesk Inventor, SpaceClaim, or equivalent.
• Programming experience preferred (Python, C++, Java, Fortran, R, etc.), particularly for CFD automation, scripting, or post-processing.
• Experience working in a Linux environment is preferred.