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RESEARCH ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Cycle Performance Analyst & NPSS Developer

RESEARCH ENGINEER - SR. RESEARCH ENGINEER - Cycle Performance Analyst & NPSS Developer

Southwest Research InstituteSan Antonio, Texas
30+ days ago
Job description

Objectives of this Role :

  • Work in a team to support Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS) software.
  • Activities include engineering model development, program interface development, software testing, code infrastructure development and code development.
  • Conduct thermal-fluid simulations using one-dimensional tools, either NPSS or commercial software, for propulsion and power generation applications which include common cycle components, such as compressor, turbines, heat exchangers, combustors, and motor / generators.
  • Provide modeling and hands-on testing support for complex test rigs and prototype machinery being built and tested at SwRI.
  • Provide engineering support to NPSS users and clients.
  • Participate in teaching NPSS training courses. Promote the use of NPSS at technical conferences through papers and presentations.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities :

  • Resolve NPSS software bugs in the engineering elements, models, and interfaces.
  • Add new modeling capabilities to NPSS. These are generally long-duration, complex efforts that are decided upon annually by the NPSS consortium members.
  • Support cycle model efforts for projects within the Department using NPSS or other engineering software to perform evaluations of problems of propulsion, power, and energy machinery and associated sub-systems.
  • Document progress through technical presentations and update Consortium members through regular meetings.
  • Work independently with minimal supervision. Participate in design and code reviews.

    • Requirements :

  • Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineer, Aeronautical Engineering, or related.
  • Advanced degrees will be considered in lieu of some years of experience.
  • 2-5 years : Experience conducting fluid and thermodynamics analyses of gas turbines or similarly complex systems using at least one of the following tools : NPSS, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Engineering Equation Solver (EES), Flownex, Easy5, Thermal Desktop, or PROOSIS, GasTurb, Modelica.
  • 2-5 years : Experience developing engineering software or scripts based on the C++ programming language.
  • A valid / clear driver's license is required.