Technical Lead - CFD
On-siteDubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Summary
Lead and support technical engagements throughout the sales cycle, including customer meetings, product demonstrations, evaluations, and solution positioning. Deliver high-quality technical support and training to customers across the Middle East region while acting as a subject matter expert in gas turbine CFD and combustion modelling. Conduct and guide simulations involving reacting flows, combustion systems, heat transfer, and internal flows in rotating equipment. Develop, validate, and optimize combustion and reacting flow models, including chemical kinetics and emissions. Work closely with customer engineering teams to integrate CFD into their product development workflows. This role is ideal for an experienced CFD professional from the aerospace industry with strong expertise in gas turbine combustion, reacting flow, and turbomachinery simulations.
Required Qualifications
- 8–10 years of experience in CFD
- Master's degree or PhD in Chemical /Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering
- Strong hands-on expertise in using Ansys Fluent and/or Ansys CFX
- Experience using SpaceClaim, Workbench, BladeGen, TurboGrid, Vista-CPD/Vista-TF or similar turbomachinery-specific tools
- Proven experience in: Gas turbine combustor simulations
- Proven experience in: Combustion and reacting flow modelling
- Proven experience in: Turbulence-chemistry interaction models
- Proven experience in: Emissions prediction (NOx, soot, etc.)
- Solid foundation in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and numerical methods
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value for customers
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving skills
- Willingness to travel (up to ~20%) within the region
Desired Qualifications
- preferably within the aerospace or gas turbine industry
- Experience working in customer-facing or consulting roles
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