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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Combustion CFD Developer/Analyst - **Company:** CFD Research Corporation - **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Bash Shell, C++ (Programming Language), Computational Fluid Dynamics, Capability Maturity Model Integration, Python (Programming Language), Simulation Software, Software Engineering, Git, Modeling and Simulation, Software Version Control - **Published:** June 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7610ea66f667d436 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Version control?, * MS/PhD degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or similar discipline. * Experience simulating reacting flow with Cantera, Chemkin, or similar. * 2 or more years of experience in development of CFD models or advanced numerical methods (graduate work included). * Strong analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to devise creative software design solutions. * Proficiency with C++, Python, and shell languages. * Working knowledge of software development best practices, including version control via Git. * Ability to work on multiple projects as needed. * Ability to work independently and effectively in team environments. * Good communication skills (verbal and written). * Good proactive communication (oral, written, presentation), interpersonal, and organizational skills. * Ability to successfully complete assigned tasks with general supervision and oversight. * Ambitious, hardworking, and driven towards continuous growth. * Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen and meet eligibility to obtain/maintain a Security Clearance., * Detailed knowledge of combustion modeling approaches for CFD applications, including implicit time integration, operator-splitting, mechanism reduction, and flamelet approaches. * Familiarity with numerical optimization and calibration approaches, especially in regards to chemical mechanism development. * Experience with advanced combustor concepts such as scramjets or rotating detonation engines. * Knowledge of advanced fluid models, such as non-equilibrium thermochemistry for hypersonic flows or real fluid equations of state and sharp-interface methods for multi-phase flow. * Familiarity with Finite-Volume and Discontinuous-Galerkin approaches. * Experience with mesh generation software such as ANSA, Pointwise, STAR-CCM+, or ICEM CFD. ## Description About CFD Research: Since its inception in 1987, CFD Research has delivered innovative technology solutions within the Aerospace & Defense, Biomedical & Life Sciences, Intelligence & Sensing, and Energy & Materials industries. CFD Research has earned multiple national awards for successful application and commercialization of innovative component/system technology prototypes, multi-physics simulation software, multi-disciplinary analyses, and expert support services. Based in Huntsville, Alabama where laboratory facilities and headquarters are located, CFD Research also has office and laboratory facilities in Dayton, Ohio, prototyping test and evaluation facilities in Hollywood, Alabama, and office facilities in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. CFD Research is an ISO9001:AS9100D registered company and is appraised at CMMI Level II for Services. CFD Research is a 100% ESOP (employee-owned company) recognized in Inc. Magazine's Inc5000 as a top growing company for four of the last five years. Learn more at www.cfd-research.com, CFD Research has an immediate opening for a talented Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Developer/Analyst specializing in combustion. This individual will support the development of advanced chemical kinetic modeling approaches for large-scale CFD simulations of combustion applications. This individual will work as part of the Aerospace and Defense Solutions Division supporting R&D programs for NASA and DoW. 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