Postdoc: CFD/FEA Engineer for Nuclear Energy Systems
pacific northwest national laboratoryRichland (WA)
Postdoc: CFD/FEA Engineer for Nuclear Energy Systems
Posted 2 days ago
pacific northwest national laboratoryRichland (WA)
SENIORITY
Senior
About the role
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, WA, seeks a computational mechanical engineer postdoc to tackle complex nuclear challenges. You will apply engineering, physics, and materials science with numerical modeling to energy systems and security problems.
Qualifications include:
PhD within 5 years and experience with CFD (STAR-CCM+ or Fluent) or FEA (ANSYS/LS-DYNA), plus programming in Fortran, C++, APDL, MATLAB or Python. Strong communication is essential.
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