CFD Engineer - Professional Development Opportunities

Job Opportunity: Columbus, Ohio

Our client is a producer of flexible surface heating elements, controls, and accessories for unlimited applications. Our client has become the world-wide leader in flexible surface heat and heat trace applications for piping, vessels, pumps, valves, and other objects. Our client is looking for a CFD Engineer to join their team.

The CFD Engineer will be responsible for completing design projects for heating as assigned for multiple customer segments. They will be responsible for taking information from sales and application engineering to design heating solutions with an emphasis on quality and accuracy.

Job Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
- 3+ years exp.
- Knowledge of basic heat transfer principles and electrical circuits
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and wiring schematics
- Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Proven experience with SolidWorks and Ansys
- Ability to work with little supervision in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities/Duties:
- Review design specifications submitted by sales and application engineering for feasibility and the ability to manufacture the product
- Making use of provided hand sketches, 2D drawings, or 3D files, recreate customer geometry using SolidWorks
- Complete heating element layout designs according to design and manufacturing best practices
- Create and review shop drawings. bills of materials (BOM), bills of operations (BOO), and labels to produce custom heating products
- Assist Application Engineering and Sales with application specifications and customer questions
- Perform heat transfer analyses for various applications including freeze protection, condensation prevention, and process heating
- Work with manufacturing and testing lab personnel to troubleshoot and validate custom heating solutions
- Work directly with customers to assist with application specifications
- Model customer geometry, heating element, and jacket layers in SolidWorks for simulation
- Run simulations using Ansys and troubleshoot as needed