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KBR

Engineering and technology solutions for government

Lead CFD/Wind Engineer

Thermal & Fluids EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience in consulting, ideally with cross-sector exposure.
  • Experience across Buildings/Defence, Water, and Transport projects.
  • Proven ability and enthusiasm to lead an established engineering team.
  • Demonstrated team leadership and people development experience.
  • Strong business development capability and comfort working with clients.
  • Experience operating in a national engineering leadership capacity.
  • Expertise in both physical and computational modelling.
  • Experience with gas and liquid systems, including multiphase flows.
  • Proficiency with computational tools, including open-source platforms such as OpenFOAM and FastEDDY and commercial packages such as ANSYS.
  • Experience with cloud-based high-performance computing environments.
  • Strong coding and scripting abilities to support modelling workflows.
  • Must currently hold or be able to obtain a Defence clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Drive technical excellence and continued growth across a diverse portfolio of complex projects.
  • Lead a high-performing group of engineers embedded within the national Engineering Sciences team.
  • Work closely with existing and new clients to ensure high-quality, on-time delivery while identifying and developing new growth opportunities.
  • Explore new research directions using the in-house cloud-based high-performance computing facility and advanced software tools.
  • Engage with industry through conferences, technical papers, and thought leadership.
  • Mentor and develop junior engineers, collaborate across disciplines, and enhance team capability in physical and computational modelling.

Desired Qualifications

  • Postgraduate qualification such as a PhD, Master's degree, or equivalent.

About the Company

KBR

Engineering and technology solutions for government

KBR provides science, technology, and engineering solutions to government and commercial clients in aerospace, defense, intelligence, and energy. It has two segments: Government Solutions for defense, space, and mission support for agencies like DoD and NASA; Sustainable Technology Solutions offering technologies, equipment, and catalysts for ammonia, olefins, and other chemicals to improve sustainability. It earns revenue from long-term contracts, often cost-reimbursable or fixed-price, delivering integrated services and technologies on large projects. Its focus on government contracting combined with in-house technology and equipment enables end-to-end solutions for mission-critical and energy programs, with a goal of reliable, cost-effective engineering and sustainable industrial processes.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1919

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