CFD Engineer II

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission-critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high-performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience.

Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your work makes an impact, and your growth is a shared priority.

Position Title: CFD Engineer II

Position Location: Remote - workvirtually frommost locationsin the United States

Salary

DLB recognizes salary ranges from jobboardsdo not necessarily reflect our pay ranges. In many instances we out-compete those ranges for well-qualified candidates.

Job Summary

TheCFD Engineer IIwill have the opportunity to work with and collaborate with senior design staff to advance theirCFDskills fordata centerdesign and construction. They will learn, through hands-onapplication, how to design a wide variety of projects. This person will work as part of the Engineering Team and interact closely with the Project Management Team to produce construction documents,developand edit projectspecificationsandassistin the construction administration process.

TheCFD Engineer IIwill receive general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on newprojectsor assignments.  May work independently consistently exercising discretion and independent judgment on individual work, or under immediate supervision.  May serve as tradeleadon routine projects of limited scope.

TheCFD Engineer IIwill communicate andoperatein line with organizational goals and values, as well as departmentalobjectives.

Essential Functions

CFD Analysis Documentation Management (30%)
- Participate in the entire process of CFD analysis documentation, ensuring accuracy and adherence to project goals from initiation through to validation.

- Utilize data center specific CFD software tools likeReality DC Design byCadence, or equivalent (TileFlow,CoolSim, Autodesk CFD, etc.).

- Utilize general CFD software like Star CCM+ for building / wind analysis or HVAC related equipment manufacturing.

Pre-Simulation Planning (30%)
- Coordinate closely with design teams to refine simulationobjectives, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of project requirements

- Participate in discussions to define simulation prerequisites, collect necessary data, andestablishingaccurateinitialconditions for simulations

- Identifychallenges and recommend modifications to design parameters or simulation setups, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the simulation process

Simulation Execution and Validation (30%)
- Coordinate activitiesbetween design, project management, and clients, to ensureeffective communication andalignment of project objectives

- Conducttechnical discussions with clients, presenting simulation findings,interpretresults, andprovideinsightsforCFD analyses

- Conduct rigorous validation of CFD results, employing advanced analytical techniques to ensure that simulations are bothaccurateand reflective of real-world conditions

- Participate inthe review process,identifyingdiscrepancies, andrecommendingsolutions to improvesimulationfidelity and project outcomes.

Reporting (10%)
- Prepare project progress reports for internal and external stakeholders

- Update andmaintainshop drawing andRFIlog

- Manage personal hours using company tools

Technology, Digital Tools & AI-Enabled Efficiency
- Leverage AI-enabled and digital tools to enhance efficiency, reduce manual effort, and support consistent, high-quality work output.

- Identifyopportunities to improve processes anddemonstratea continuous learning mindset, seeking outnew technologies, skills, and methods that elevate individual and team performance.

- Adapt toemergingtechnologies and evolving digital workflows, actively supporting