Our client in Auburn Hills, MI is looking for a Systems Simulation Engineer - Senior. This is a contract position. 3D-CFD-Senior Propulsion system virtual engineer – Combustion system The senior simulation engineer is responsible for providing guidance to design teams. He/ She will be an integral part of the development team. The engineer is responsible for utilizing commercial and /or internal tools to analyze propulsion components / systems to ensure functional objectives are met. The responsibilities of the senior engineer position will include, but are not limited to: - The simulation engineer analyzes combustion system designs and concepts to achieve functional requirements. - Builds and exercises analytical models for internal combustion engines using commercial 3D CFD software tools such as Converge. - Provides component-level and/or system-level design recommendations to Design Responsible Engineers based on interpretation of analysis results. - Retrieves and modifies CAD models of propulsion system components to support the development of CFD models. - Enhances current standard analysis practices and/or tools to improve prediction fidelity and/or execution speed in collaboration with the method development teams. - Participates in product design and development teams and regularly presents analysis results to engineering peers, Chief engineers and propulsion system management. - Documents analysis objectives, results, conclusions and assumptions using a standard report template. - Cooperatively works with test engineers to enhance laboratory procedures to support the development of first-time capable analysis techniques and the physical means reduction. - Stays abreast of new technology and competitive products. - Master of Science degree in one of the following disciplines: Mechanical Engineering, Chemical engineering, Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering or Applied Physics. - Minimum 5 years' experience in CFD simulations on propulsion systems with focus on combustion system development. - Experience with engineering analysis tools for Propulsion systems modeling and simulation (e.g. Converge, Ansa, Star-CCM+). - Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. - Demonstrated technical problem solving skills. - ICE/DHE (Dedicated hybrid engine) Combustion system simulation experience with Converge or StarCCM+ software. - ICE Combustion system know-how. - Onsite/ Remote Hybrid – Should be hybrid (CTC 75%). - No driving of a vehicle required. - International Travel is 0 to 20%. - Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical engineering, Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering or Applied Physics. - Good overall knowledge of propulsion system technologies and correspomding energy transformation systems. - Experience in Combustion system and combustion system simulations. - Good skill in programming with commercial software (e.g. Matlab Simulink, Visual Basic, Visual C++). - Demonstrated/proven expertise / record of applied knowledge for design / process improvements. - - - - - Competitive Salary - Comprehensive Benefit Package - 401(k) with matching contributions - Paid Time Off - Employee Discounts - Free training on all Altair products Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities. For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges. Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.