Convergent Science is a rapidly growing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) company. Our flagship product, CONVERGE, is a state-of-the-art CFD software suite used by industry and research organizations around the world to simulate turbulent reacting flows in complex geometries. Convergent Science is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, with additional offices in the USA, Europe, and India.
At Convergent Science, we are making truly predictive CFD an everyday reality. We find it exciting to package decades of computational development and expertise into a practical and accessible engineering tool. We nurture a culture of scientific inquiry and professional curiosity, with an eye toward expanding the breadth and depth of our modeling capability and simulation applicability.
We have seen steady growth over the last decade, and we continue to seek fresh talent to help us bring our innovative products to more of the CFD community. Interested in joining us? We encourage you to apply. Job postings are updated frequently.
SENIOR RESEARCH ENGINEERS – APPLICATIONS TEAM (MADISON, WISCONSIN, USA)
POSITION OVERVIEW:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Complete benchmarking and validation testing by creating flow models from CAD geometries.
- Write user-defined computer programs in C/C++ and Fortran to incorporate custom calculations and command code for pre-processing and post-processing purposes.
- Collaborate with internal teams to validate CFD flow models and provide technical suggestions for new application features in CONVERGE.
- Provide CONVERGE software training to and collaborate with industry clients, universities, and research groups from national laboratories.
- Provide technical support and create sample tutorial cases for users to study problems involving combustion chemistry, spray modeling, turbulence, multiphase flow modeling, conjugate heat transfer, fluid structure interaction and complex geometries.
- Prepare articles for publication in professional journals and presentation at conferences. Infrequent travel (5% or less) to customer locations within the U.S. to provide onsite demonstrations and technical assistance or to present at conferences.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or other Computer Science or Engineering with significant CFD work.
- At least 18 months full-time or 36 months part-time work experience as a Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant, Intern or similar position performing CFD-related work.
- Demonstrated skill performing CFD modeling on CFD software and programming in languages such as Fortran, C/C++, or Matlab.
- Demonstrated technical communication skills.
