Principal CFD Modeling Engineer (CFD)

Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, or Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Salary: $90,000–$197,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global provides fire protection engineering, security, risk, emergency management, forensic investigation, and related technical consulting services.

What you will do

• Lead the development, execution, and refinement of high-fidelity CFD models using FDS for fire dynamics, fluid flow, and heat transfer.
• Collaborate with experimental testing teams to design fire-test programs, select instrumentation, and produce validation datasets.
• Analyze experimental results and integrate findings into model validation and improvement frameworks.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers while shaping CFD modeling and fire-science best practices.
• Present technical work to clients, industry groups, and professional conferences.
• Author and review technical reports, proposals, and peer-reviewed publications.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in engineering focused on thermal-fluid sciences.
• 15+ years of professional CFD experience, including FDS, fire dynamics, heat transfer, and fluid-flow applications; relevant postgraduate research may count for up to five years.
• Deep knowledge of the FDS Validation Guide, Technical Reference Guide, and User Guide.
• Advanced understanding of radiation transport equations, gas-phase absorption coefficients, and pyrolysis modeling in FDS.
• Experience validating and refining numerical models using experimental fire-test data, including large-scale or outdoor fire scenarios.
• Proficiency in Python and Fortran or similar scientific programming languages, with strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills. U.S. citizenship is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary technical environment.
• Opportunities to contribute to applied research and company-wide modeling methodologies.
• Retirement plan and healthcare coverage.
• Additional benefits and incentives may vary by position and location.