Senior Aerodynamicist - In-Flight Icing & CFD

Senior Aerodynamicist - In-Flight Icing & CFD

Location: Montreal, Quebec or Toronto, Ontario, Canada; United States (multiple locations)

Work Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in Canada OR the United States and eligible to work on defense-related projects (CGD, ITAR).

 

Requirements:

• Master's or Ph.D. degree in Engineering with specialization in CFD and/or In-Flight Icing
• 5-10+ years of experience in aerodynamic CFD and icing simulations
• Experience supporting aircraft design and/or certification programs
• Experience performing numerical icing simulations on complex aerodynamic configurations
• Experience planning, executing, and analyzing wind tunnel test campaigns
• Experience with high-lift aerodynamics and icing certification testing
• Strong knowledge of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Strong knowledge of numerical methods for PDEs, including:
  • Spatial discretization
  • Time integration
  • Solver technologies
• Experience developing mesh generation, deformation, and adaptation strategies
• Experience analyzing aerodynamic performance under icing conditions
• Experience assessing impacts to:
  • Ice protection systems
  • Stability and control
  • Aircraft performance
• Experience developing CFD workflows using High Performance Computing (HPC)
• Experience supporting in-flight icing certification activities
• Experience interacting with regulatory authorities
• Experience with mesh generation tools such as Pointwise
• Experience with CAD software including:
  • NX
  • CATIA
• Knowledge of UNIX/Linux environments
• Knowledge of HPC best practices
• Programming experience in:
  • C/C++
  • Python
• Fluent in English and French
• Willingness to travel for short-term assignments
• Experience with aircraft certification processes preferred
• Experience working with Flight Sciences, Loads & Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Systems, or Certification teams preferred