• Job Description

  Req#: R44749

  At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

  Principal CFD Application Engineer

  SAN JOSE, CA

  At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

  The Principal CFD Application Engineer role offers an opportunity to join an exciting and highly motivated team, where your knowledge of CFD will be used to help our customers succeed in advanced CFD simulations in the aerospace, automotive, turbomachinery, and more. Using Cadence’s suite of CFD tools you will develop creative and innovative solutions for customers, benchmark product capabilities for a wide range of applications and flow phenomena, advocate for best practices, and collaborate with members of the sales and product teams.

  Job Duties

  • Be Cadence’s customer facing subject matter expert for Combustion applications
  • Utilize Cadence’s RANS and high fidelity LES technologies to solve industry problems in Combustion, Heat Transfer, Thermo-aeroacoustics, and multi-phase applications.
  • Perform customer benchmarks to validate Cadence’s software products for industrial applications including correlation with published test data
  • Collaborate with Cadence’s customers to develop and validate CFD workflows and solutions that meet or exceed their needs
  • Continuously push the technology envelope and advance the state-of-the-art in industrial application of combustion simulation and related technologies which can include joint industry/government research activities
  • Communicate and collaborate with the Sales, Research and Development, and Marketing teams on customer requirements and feedback from support engagements
  • Lead and participate in customer meetings related to benchmarks, technical support, and other related activities virtually or in-person as needed
  • Recognize and identify opportunities to proliferate Cadence products
  • Collaborate with Cadence R&D to test and validate new capabilities.

  • Publish papers highlighting key industry solutions and advantages and generate associated marketing collateral.
  • Create technical presentations and reports documenting key findings, project activities and customer feedback
  • Create knowledge collateral and documentation related to customer education including articles, videos, and technical presentations
  • Provide technical support to Cadence customers for various applications
  • Deliver customer and internal training classes virtually or in-person as needed

  The ideal candidate should have:

  • Education: At least a Ph.D. in aerospace, mechanical, or equivalent with a specialization in Combustion
  • Languages: Fluent in English
  • Communication skills: Excellent presentation skills, ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and via email.
  • Subject Matter Expertise: Combustion Modeling, Finite Rate Chemistry, LES, Thermo-acoustics, Spray Modeling, Surface Chemistry, Multi-phase applications
  • Product Expertise: Experience with Cadence CFD tools (Fidelity CharLES, Fidelity, Fidelity Pointwise) is a plus
  • Experience in scripting languages like Python and Tcl
  • Customer service oriented with strong problem-solving skills
  • Attention to detail with the ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
  • Ability to appropriately define and manage technical projects meeting success criteria within a prescribed timeline
  • Team player with a positive attitude, willingness to offer and execute ideas and solutions to enhance processes within an evolving environment
  • Prepared to travel and work at customer sites throughout North America and internationally.

  Work Authorization

  • A current authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

  Location

  Position is located in San Jose, CA.

  If you would like to know more visit our website www.cadence.com

  The annual salary range for California is $119,000 to $221,000. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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• About the company

  Cadence Design Systems, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, California, in the North San Jose Innovation District, is an American multinational electronic design automation software and engineering services company, founded in 1988 by the merger of SDA Sy...

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