Hybrid Hydraulic Design Engineer – Numerical Methods

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About the role

  • Hydraulic Design Engineer focusing on hydraulic design process and automated toolchain development. Collaborating on projects related to hydro turbines for sustainable energy solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a central resource to support the hydraulic design process through the development of automated toolchains and numerical methods
  • Support the personnel related to design of hydraulic passageways of hydro turbines at all stages for both new units, runner replacements and rehabilitation projects
  • Definition, programming, maintenance, and modification of hydraulic engineering tools and processes
  • Performing CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) analyses
  • Support for bids, including preliminary design and design reviews
  • Analysis of design requirements
  • Support the development of hydraulic designs for turbine components of various types
  • Collaboration with the hydraulic laboratory team in Linz for model turbine development
  • Collaborating with mechanical engineering and contract hydraulic engineers to ensure the continuous execution of development contracts

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • Master’s degree is highly desirable
  • Ideally, minimum of five (5) years of experience in hydro engineering
  • Candidate must hold membership in the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) or meet the eligibility criteria to obtain such membership
  • Creativity, problem solving skills, and demonstrated consistent attention to detail
  • Strong ability to work in a team environment and excellent communication skills (oral & written)
  • Self-directed and proven leadership skills
  • Familiarity with CFD calculations for hydraulic turbines
  • Knowledge of commercial and technical aspects of hydro-electric power plant equipment
  • Interest in programming with ideally some experience in bash and Python scripting
  • Fluency in French and English – spoken and written

Benefits

  • Life, disability, dental and extended health insurance
  • Pension plan
  • Hybrid work mode
  • Performance share plan
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee individualized training and career plan

Job title

Hydraulic Design Engineer – Numerical Methods

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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