Heat Transfer Software Engineer

Overview

Siemens Digital Industries Software is seeking software development professionals to contribute to our Heat Transfer (HEAT) program. The primary focus of the HEAT team, a unit within our Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) division, is the development and maintenance of heat transfer models related to areas including vehicle thermal management, cabin comfort, electronics cooling, and thermal ROMs within Siemens Digital Industries’ flagship multi-physics simulation product, Simcenter STAR-CCM+.

As a team member of the HEAT team, you will be expected to contribute to the innovation and development of new features and the improvement and maintenance of existing functionality. Your responsibility will be to ensure a well-designed, high-quality, robust implementation; efficient operation; and good scalability in our highly parallel, client-server platform.

Responsibilities:
As a HEAT program member, your specific responsibilities will include:
Participate in design and development of core heat transfer solver capabilities in Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Ensuring high-quality and robust implementation of core heat transfer solver capabilities in Simcenter STAR-CCM+
Supporting maintenance of our existing capability (bug fixing, code refactoring, etc.)
Design and development of new features based on requests from both product management and internal strategic initiatives.
Participating in regularly scheduled team meetings and contributing ideas to drive innovation in our technology.
Supporting other developers through design discussion and code review

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:
Candidates applying for this position are required to have the following skills and experience:
A Master’s or PhD degree in engineering or physical science discipline, ideally focusing on the heat transfer applications in the context of fluid and thermal transport problems
1-5 years of total experience
Experience in commercial CFD software development, or in non-commercial CFD software development
Expertise in implementing different heat transfer models
Expertise in object-oriented C++ software development
Expertise in development of complex software applications using modern design patterns and principles
Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience
In addition, preference will be given to candidates with the following skills and experience:
Expertise in areas of physical science: fluid flow, multiphase, or combustion
Expertise in application of CFD methods: vehicle aerodynamics, internal combustion engines, turbomachinery
Experience with GPGPU programming
Experience with Java programming
Experience in multi-team, collaborative software development including source control and collaborative design and code reviews

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