About the Role
SYSTRA is seeking an experienced Mechanical, Aerospace, or Chemical Engineer with a strong background in CFD, specializing in tunnels (ideally railways), to join their MEP engineering team. This role is accountable for delivering CFD designs for MEP projects, including high-speed rail.
Responsibilities
- Develop solutions for tunnel ventilation for MEP projects, including high-speed rail.
- Produce MEP designs as instructed by the project's Contractor Responsible Engineer and/or Lead Engineer.
- Ensure designs meet Lead Engineers' requirements and agreed timescales.
- Plan allocated design works to meet agreed timescales.
- Identify changes to client requirements and raise them with the Lead Engineer.
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, or related Engineering discipline.
- Proven experience using commercial CFD tools such as ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX, or STAR-CCM+.
- Knowledge of fluid dynamics and CFD workflows, including geometry preparation, meshing, solver setup, and post-processing.
- Ability to interpret simulation results and communicate findings clearly in reports and presentations.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams on large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; fluent in English.
- Ability to travel to client sites and other SYSTRA offices.
- Detailed knowledge of construction principles and standards.
- Previous consultancy environment experience is advantageous.
- Significant engineering design and site experience in a similar consultancy or contractor organization.
Skills
- CFD (Computational fluid dynamics)
- Tunnel specialization
- Railway specialization
- Leadership skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Commercial awareness
- ANSYS Fluent
- ANSYS CFX
- STAR-CCM+
- Fluid dynamics
- CFD workflows
- Geometry preparation
- Meshing
- Solver setup
- Post-processing
- Simulation result interpretation
- Report writing
- Presentation skills
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- English fluency
- Construction principles
- Construction standards
Location
- UK & Ireland
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Degree qualified
About the Company
- SYSTRA's specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions relied on by over 50 million people daily.
- For over 60 years, SYSTRA has helped cities and regions develop by creating, improving, and modernizing transport infrastructure with a focus on sustainability, accessibility, and innovation.
- The Group has over 10,300 colleagues globally, with around 1,000 in the UK & Ireland, and is experiencing significant growth.
