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# CFD Engineer - Local to CA Only

- **Company:** Purple Hires
- **Location:** Irvine, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computational Fluid Dynamics, Ansys
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5819110280

## About the Role

Bachelor / Master's degree in Mechanical or Industrial or Aerospace Engineering.

## Description

Develop CFD models for compressors, turbines, pumps, heat exchangers, ducts, and Conduct mesh generation, model setup, solution monitoring, and post-processing.

Perform CFD simulations for internal and external fluid flow applications.

Support design optimization through CFD-based recommendations.

Work closely with design, FEA, and testing engineers during product development.

Hands-on experience with ANSYS Fluent, STAR-CCM+, CFX, or OpenFOAM.


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