CFD Modeling and Simulation Intern - W.L. Gore & Associates

Expired Date: None

W.L. Gore & Associates global support teams bring together extensive 
knowledge  and collaborate closely to support our diverse portfolio of products that solve 
complex problems and perform in the most demanding environments. Learn more at 
gore.com/products/industries.

This position will be offered over the summer (June – August 2020) with the 
possibility to extend until December 2020.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're 
looking for you. In this role, you will join a small but growing group that 
serves as a central resource for the division, working on specific projects 
with business and research groups and developing understanding and analysis 
tools for use by the broader engineering and scientific community, you will 
find no place better than the Gore facility.

The ideal candidate will:

· Be passionate about enhancing the cultures fundamental understanding of 
products that are the highest value in their class

· Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on 
cross-functional teams

· Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal 
relationships

In this internship, you will use your expertise in scientific simulation 
methods to streamline analysis and facilitate discovery. You will develop 
complex numerical models, provide quantitative analyses, and train across 
multiple disciplinary functions.

Responsibilities include:
-Developing and modifying physics-based models for a variety of Performance 
Solutions Division applications
-Collaborating with technical associates to deliver useful quantitative 
analyses
-Reviewing and writing technical documents
-Presenting and communicating technical analyses to Gore associates

Required Job Qualifications:

-Graduate student in Mechanical/Chemical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, 
Mathematical Physics, or a comparable field

-Knowledge of numerical methods for solving nonlinear algebraic and 
differential equations

-Familiarity with computational fluid dynamics, CAD systems, or scientific 
computing
-Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office

-Excellent communication and presentation skills

Desirable Job Qualifications:

-Knowledge of CFD simulation software packages such as StarCCM+, Comsol, 
and/or 
Ansys Fluent

-Experience in multiphase flow modeling including Volume of Fluid, Eulerian 
multiphase modeling, Discrete Element Method (DEM), and/or Lattice Boltzmann 
methods

-Material and kinetics model development

-Experience in Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI)

-Programming ability in Matlab or Python

-Proficient in using Solidworks

-Experience conducting experiments or collaborating with experimentalists

-Good technical writing skills

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