"CFD Engineer"

General Description

Collaborates with the Principal Investigators and clinicians to develop patient specific cardiovascular models and to use these to conduct computational fluid dynamics simulations to inform clinical decision making. Apply strong analytical and experimental skills to support the application of computational modeling and engineering analysis to ongoing clinical challenges in our cardiac patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Use state-of-the-art CFD software (Fluent, SimVascular, etc.) to simulate and analyze flow through patient-specific models of cardiovascular anatomy.
• Design and conduct benchtop experiments to complement and/or validate computational modeling studies.
• Work with cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, and nurses to obtain patient data necessary for quantitative modeling.
• Collaborate with lab staff, clinicians, and statisticians to design experiments and write protocols. Perform statistical analysis of experimental results.
• Prepare oral and written reports for presentation at technical conferences and for publication in scholarly journals.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Bachelors Degree in Mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or computer science, Masters Degree preferred

Experience

Expertise in fluid dynamics and numerical methods for solving its governing equations. Experience conducting computational fluid dynamics analyses using Fluent or similar CFD software. Experience in cardiovascular applications is a plus. Basic knowledge of the mechanics of soft tissues. Programming proficiency in one or more scientific computing languages e.g., Matlab, Python, etc. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with both medical and engineering personnel. Ability to work with diverse internal and external constituencies.