ROLE PURPOSE
The CFD Simulation Engineer is responsible to lead endtoend New Product Development (NPD) and New Product Introduction (NPI) for Room Air Conditioning (RAC) division using virtual simulation tools, ensuring on time delivery, predictive analysis, cost reduction opportunities & time to market in projects
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for the execution and delivery of assigned CFD simulation projects using CFD simulation tools as required and in conformity with defined project execution process flow
- Design & develop performance curves for Fans & Blowers and validate with test data
- Support initiatives for new fan & blower blade development for higher energy efficiency
- Airflow analysis of IDU & ODU to understand flow characteristics, suggest design changes & improvement
- Thermal analysis of IDU & ODU to get 3D temperature maps, flow recirculation with thermal effects, heat leaks analysis
- Ensure consistent customer focus, seek customer feedback, evolve, and strengthen processes to support on-time delivery, excellence of quality and consistency in execution
- Take the lead in technical mentorship, benchmark, and document best practices to improve productivity, consistently drive knowledge sharing and dissemination, and grow domain competency
- Keep abreast of technology evolution in thermal and fluids engineering, refrigeration and air-conditioning, energy management etc. to continuously promote innovation and validate ideas through virtual proof of concept projects
Essential Attributes
- Technical & Domain Skills
- Experience working with HVAC systems, especially Room Air Conditioners (RAC) & Commercial Air Conditioners (CAC)
- Strong fundamentals of numerical methods, heat transfer, thermodynamics & fluid dynamics
- Background working with Fans, Blowers design, development & simulation will be an added advantage
- Hands-on experience using CFD Simulation tools: Ansys Fluent/CFX, STAR-CCM+
- Able to write short scripts for simulation workflows, UDFs or similar
- Python programming is an added advantage
- Knowledge about testing standards related to HVAC will be an added advantage
- Program & Stakeholder Management
- Proven ability to manage complex, multivariant projects
- Strong customerfacing and negotiation skills
- Structured, datadriven execution mindset
- Behavioral Skills
- High ownership and accountability
- Strong decisionmaking under pressure
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
KEY DELIVERABLES / KPIS
- Accuracy and reliability of simulation deliverables
- Timely delivery of simulation reports supporting project milestones
- Reduction in physical prototype iterations through predictive analysis
- New Competency development
- Continuous Improvement (CI) mindset
WORK EXPERIENCE (In Years)
Qualifications Required
- B.E / ME/MTech - Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering (Thermal / HVAC)
OPERATIONAL REPORTING
- Manager R&D – Simulations
FUNCTIONAL REPORTING
- Manager R&D – Simulations
