CFD Analyst (Mission Critical/Data Center)

About the role

At kW Mission Critical Engineering, a part of WSP USA, your role is to analyze the building infrastructure—power and cooling systems—to ensure data centers remain operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Responsibilities

• Utilize CFD tools to solve physics-based problems related to indoor and outdoor building flows, thermal comfort, contaminant dispersion, and condensation controls
• Improve existing analytical capabilities by developing and improving best practices, automating processes, and streamlining workflows
• Maintain working knowledge of relevant computational fluids research in the building mechanical field with proactive research
• Document, report, and make technical presentations of engineering solutions to design teams and clients
• Work independently while communicating and coordinating with other engineering disciplines and project managers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or other related discipline
• 3+ years of relevant work experience
• Knowledgeable on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and Building Mechanical Systems
• Ability to perform quality work within deadlines

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Demonstrated experience in understanding and using CFD analysis software (FloEFD, STAR CCM+, Fluent, FDS, OpenFOAM, 6SigmaRoom)
• Familiarity with software development for writing User Defined Functions (UDF) for commercial software
• Experience in programming languages such as Python, C++, and Java
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, planning & organizing skills, decision-making and time management skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to clearly communicate research findings through presentations and reports
• Strong drive for results and continuous improvement

Pay

Expected Salary: $91,000 - $129,000