vulcanelements
Materials Process Engineer - Metals
At a Glance
- Location
- Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States
- Posted
- 2026-07-08T15:50:25-04:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Aerospace
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
Requirements
Demonstrated experience building and validating process models using ANSYS (e.g., Mechanical, Maxwell, ROCKY, Fluent), COMSOL Multiphysics, or equivalent commercial simulation software.
Strong working knowledge of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), heat transfer modeling, and mechanical stress/strain analysis.
Proficiency with scripting languages (Python, MATLAB, or similar) for simulation setup, data extraction, and post-processing.
export-controlled information or facilities.
Experience modeling metal manufacturing processes such as sintering, casting, powder compaction, forging, or heat treatment.
Experience modeling particle-level interactions including powder packing, granular flow, or discrete element methods (DEM).
Responsibilities
Model thermal conditions during manufacturing processes such as sintering, heat treatment, and casting.
Create representative models for various manufacturing processes including fluid dynamics, mechanical behavior, heat transfer, and electromagnetic phenomena.
Use models combined with process data to support process improvement and optimization.
Build and refine simulations using ANSYS (Mechanical, Maxwell, ROCKY, Fluent), COMSOL Multiphysics, or equivalent commercial simulation platforms.
Collaborate with process, materials, and data engineers to integrate simulation outputs into process development and optimization workflows.
Design simulation studies to evaluate process sensitivities, identify failure modes, and guide experimental campaigns.