Antares Senior Thermal Fluids Analyst at Antares builds and runs thermal-fluid models for reactor core and power conversion systems. The role supports design optimization and test campaigns for advanced microreactors.
Responsibilities
Assess subcomponent designs for pressure drop, heat transfer capabilities, and other performance characteristics
Collaborate with designers and engineers to provide guidance on sizing, material selection, and design feedback
Compile detailed documentation of analytical results and communicate key results to stakeholders
Provide support to test engineers for test design, instrumentation selection, and data review
Develop internal tools and calculators for analytical assessments
Provide technical mentorship and guidance to other engineers
Qualification
Experience in Python
Required
Bachelor's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or similar technical discipline
4+ years of experience building and running CFD models using commercial codes such as Fluent, CFX, and Star-CCM+, including conjugate heat transfer models and compressible equations of state
Experience using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software for design modification and model defeaturing (Siemens NX or similar)
Experience in Python, MATLAB, VBA, or other scripting language to build and maintain tools and calculators
Preferred
Master's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or similar technical discipline
6+ years of experience performing thermal fluid analysis
Familiarity with 1-D fluid network tools such as Flownex, Sinda-Fluint, or RELAP5
Participation in regulatory qualification or certification programs for safety critical systems in the aerospace or nuclear industry
Understanding and experience of implementing numerical methods to solve fluid-dynamic and thermodynamic systems
Experience working with multiphase fluid & heat transport systems (Heat Pipes, Rankine Cycle Engines, Saturated Cryogenic Storage)
Familiar with ASME BPVC Section III Div 5
Experience building and running Finite Element Analysis (FEA) models
