CFD Delivery Lead (Automotive)
Experience: 7+ Years
Domain: Automotive CFD
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced CFD Delivery Lead with 7+ years of experience in automotive simulation and team management. The candidate will be responsible for managing end-to-end delivery of approximately 10–12 parallel tasks through a team of CFD engineers, ensuring adherence to tight customer deadlines, stringent quality standards, and defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
The role requires strong delivery ownership, resource coordination, progress monitoring, risk management, and effective customer communication. The candidate should possess a sound technical understanding of External Aerodynamics, Underhood Thermal Management, and HVAC simulations to review engineering deliverables, address customer queries, justify simulation results, and provide technical guidance to the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and monitor 10–12 parallel tasks, ensuring timely delivery within defined deadlines.
- Plan and track task progress, resource allocation, priorities, and delivery commitments.
- Maintain customer-defined KPIs and ensure quality standards are met.
- Lead and coordinate a team of engineers, resolve bottlenecks, and manage workload effectively.
- Review CFD deliverables and provide technical guidance to engineers.
- Handle client queries and confidently justify simulation methodologies, results, and engineering conclusions.
- Prepare delivery status reports, KPI dashboards, and risk/action trackers.
- Proactively identify delivery risks and implement corrective actions.
Required Technical Skills
- Good understanding of External Aerodynamics, Underhood Thermal Management, and HVAC simulations.
- Working knowledge of ANSA, STAR-CCM+, and ANSYS Fluent.
- Understanding of CFD modelling, meshing, solver setup, post-processing, and result interpretation.
Qualification & Experience
- B.E./B.Tech. or M.E./M.Tech. in Mechanical, Automotive, or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum 7 years of automotive CFD/CAE experience.
- Proven experience in team handling, delivery management, and customer-facing technical discussions.
Key Competencies
- Strong ownership, planning, and execution skills.
- Excellent communication and customer-management abilities.
- Effective team leadership and problem-solving.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight deadlines.
B.E./B.Tech. or M.E./M.Tech. in Mechanical, Automotive, or a related engineering discipline.
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