Senior / Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Applications (CFD)
About The Position
As a Forward Deployed Engineer on Luminary's Applications Engineering team, you will lead CFD and engineering analysis for complex customer engagements. You will work closely with customer engineers to understand design problems, make sound engineering decisions, and define appropriate simulation strategies. You will build and validate high-quality datasets, partner with AI/ML teams to develop Physics AI models grounded in high-fidelity simulation, and ensure that solutions support customer engineering decisions and workflows. You will collaborate with delivery leads, Product, and Engineering throughout each engagement. The role includes travel to customer sites for deployment, training, and technical reviews. Eligibility is limited to U.S. Persons. The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Requirements
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field, or an MS with significant relevant industry experience.
- Deep hands-on industrial CFD experience, including meshing, solver setup, and simulation validation.
- Experience with Ansys Fluent, Simcenter STAR-CCM+, PowerFLOW, OpenFOAM, or similar CFD tools.
- Experience running large parametric or DoE studies on HPC or cloud environments.
- Strong Python skills for engineering automation, APIs, and SDK workflows.
- Experience working directly with customers or cross-functional engineering teams.
- Eligibility is limited to U.S. Persons; visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future.
Responsibilities
- Own technical decisions around physics, modeling assumptions, fidelity, and validation.
- Design and execute CFD campaigns at scale on the Luminary platform.
- Automate simulation workflows from geometry through results.
- Partner with AI/ML scientists to train, evaluate, and validate Physics AI models.
- Work with Data & Platform engineers to deploy models into customer engineering workflows.
- Test new platform capabilities and build reusable tools that improve technical delivery.
- Travel to customer sites for deployment, training, and technical reviews.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
