Fire Modeling CFD Engineer

Number of employees

1010

Bangalore, India, India

Posted on: 2023-11-17

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Fluence is the leading global energy storage technology and services company, created and backed by Siemens and AES, two industry powerhouses and pioneers in energy storage. Fluence unites the scale, experience, breadth, and financial backing of the two most experienced icons in energy storage.

Our mission is to create a more sustainable future by transforming the way we power our world. Energy storage is critical to this transformation, yet today the market is fragmented and customers face the challenge of finding a trusted technology partner amidst conflicting technical claims, inexperienced vendors and installers, and new market entrants with limited power sector knowledge.

Fluence brings the proven technology solutions and services that overcome the commercial and regulatory barriers that stand in the way of modernizing our energy networks. We are the partner that can deliver at a global scale with the most experienced and knowledgeable team in the world.

About Fluence: Fluence Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader in energy storage products and services, and optimization software for renewables and storage. With a presence in over 47 markets globally, Fluence provides an ecosystem of offerings to drive the clean energy transition, including modular, scalable energy storage products, comprehensive service offerings, and the Fluence IQ Platform, which delivers AI-enabled SaaS products for managing and optimizing renewables and storage from any provider. Fluence is transforming the way we power our world by helping customers create more resilient and sustainable electric grids.
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OUR CULTURE AND VALUES

We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

We are Leading
Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

We are Responsible
Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

We are Agile
We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

We are Fun
We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. 

ABOUT THE POSITION

Fluence seeks a highly talented engineer with a background in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) fire and plume dispersion modeling.

Responsibilities:

-Maintain Fluence’s leadership in BESS safety by performing fire modeling work and thermal event safety analysis. Document simulation results and provide directions for achieving required fire safety at unit and site levels. 

-Be current with compliance codes and ensure that designs meet or exceed product and certification requirements and support the certification efforts with analysis as
required.

-Be part of an interdisciplinary product development team and proactively 
 communicate ideas to enhance overall fire safety through intelligent design and use of industry-leading fire systems. 

-Interact with the sales team, customers, and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) and respond to issues related to the fire safety of Fluence products and regulatory compliance. 
 

Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status. 

Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years’ experience in using CFD simulation tools such as Pyrosim, fire dynamics simulator(FDS), or other equivalent tools or 5+ years experience in conducting CFD simulations in Ansys Fluent, COMSOL, Converge CFD, or StarCCM+ focusing on combustion and heat transfer modeling.
  • Demonstrated experience building 1D or lumped thermal models to analyze thermal profiles and heat loads on solid surfaces. 
  • Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Fire Protection and Safety Engineering. 
  • Knowledge of fire codes, fire suppression, and fire protection and detection system is a huge plus. 
  • Experience in experimental work relating to instrumentation and using sensors such as pressure transducers, thermocouples, heat flux gauges, calorimeters, and data acquisition devices is a plus.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills are required.
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