Job Description
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is seeking a Multiphysics Simulation Engineer to join the Advanced Modeling and Simulation Group. This is a multi-disciplinary position. The desired candidate will have experience with Multiphysics Simulation to Applied (industrial) domains in one or more of the following:
- Mass and Energy Transport
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- Heat Transfer
- Chemical Reaction
- Electromagnetic Fields Modeling
- LIDAR and optics
- Wave simulations
Experience with COMSOL, ANSYS (FLUENT) or any other simulation packages will be considered.
Responsibilities
- Basic knowledge of engineering principles, codes, and standards
- Ability to prepare calculations, apply engineering methods, and apply technology simulation aided engineering tools to facility and operations-based engineering challenges.
- Applicants will assist in proposal development, publications, and networking under the guidance of an experienced engineer.
- Assist in the generate analytical reports and develop presentation materials to communicate simulation and analytical recommendations to clients and internal teams.
- Identify trends and patterns in the data to be incorporated into the discrete event simulation model building.
- Collaborate with client and internal teams to improve process flows, identify, and resolve data limitations to assist in the development of process improvement strategies.
- Support Systems Engineering efforts such as requirements decomposition, system architecture, environments analysis, specification development, trade studies, program planning, interface management, risk management, certification planning & execution, verification & test planning, and overall integration.
- Support interdisciplinary, collaborative approaches to plan, design, develop and verify complex systems solutions.
- Support cross-functional engineering teams in developing systems to meet project/program commitments, including support of documentation, deliveries, and customer reviews.
- Learn about systems design and operation from seasoned engineers.
- Gain expertise in the development of design deliverables including drawings, specifications, and calculations.
- They should exercise judgment with practical engineering or scientific principles to determine an appropriate action.
Qualifications
Position is opened to BS, MS, or PhD candidates that graduated in materials, mechanical, chemical engineering or related field with relevant experience
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in materials, mechanical, chemical engineering, or related field with 4-6 years of relevant experience
- MS + 3-5 yrs; PhD + 2-4 yrs of relevant experience will also
- For ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, US Citizenship is Legally Required
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Systems Engineering.
- Active DOE Q clearance
- Knowledge of DOE, Engineering Standards, and Conduct of Engineering principles and procedure is a plus.
- Experienced with PTC Creo or other CAD software.
- Understanding or COMSOL, ANSYS Fluent or other analysis software
- Knowledge involving one of the following: system architecture development, system requirements, functional decomposition and allocation, integrated design, analysis, or verification.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to manipulate & visualize data using Excel, PowerBI, Matlab or Techplot or similar tools.
- Experience in all aspects of designing and implementing system architecture, requirements, software, and software testing
About Us
"We put science to work!"
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is a multi-program laboratory applying state of the art science and practical, high-value, cost-effective solutions to complex technical problems to protect the nation. Located at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken SC, the laboratory develops and deploys innovative technologies to address some of the nation’s environmental, energy, and national security challenges.
Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BSRA) is constantly assessing trends to provide the best possible benefits to our workforce. We also negotiate cost effective premiums that will meet the needs of our evolving workforce.
Some of the *Benefits offered to employees include:
- Benefits vary based upon employment status
- Highly competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision options including HSA options with company provided seed
- Short- & Long-Term Disability (company paid)
- Life Insurance Non-Contributary 1X salary (company paid)
- AD&D Non-contributary 1x salary (company paid)
- Savings & Investment plan:
- Qualified Non-Elective Company Contribution of 5% each pay period with immediate vesting
- Company match 50 cents/dollar up to 8% (3 yrs. vesting in company match)
- Contributory Life Insurance up to 5x Salary with $1M Cap
- Contributory AD&D (employee, spouse and children)
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Assistance Plan
- SRNL offers a competitive relocation package to ease the transition process. Domestic and international relocation assistance is available for certain positions.
For more information about our benefits, working here, and living here, visit the
“About” tab at www.srnl.doe.gov .
BSRA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. BSRA is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. Please email us at SRNLRecruiting@srnl.doe.gov with any questions regarding the hiring process or to request an accommodation.
About The Team
The Global Security Directorate (GSD) of SRNL provides a team focused on staff development and infrastructure upgrades for nuclear reprocessing science and technology programs at SRNL. GSD is growing its support of its critical NNSA nonproliferation portfolios and is building its teams to support these enduring programs. GSD is looking for people who can use their talents and experience to help build state of the art business programs as SRNL continues to use it diverse creative staff to deliver the highest quality programs to its customer.
