Software Developer (CFD)

Location: Watertown, Massachusetts, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global is a technology startup developing ultra-fast simulation software for engineering applications including aircraft, automotive, wind turbines, and quantum computing chips.

What you will do

• Implement, test, and document solver and meshing features for computational fluid dynamics software.
• Profile and optimize implementations for speed and scalability on CPUs and GPUs.
• Develop clean, maintainable APIs and contribute to bug fixes, support, and source code maintenance.
• Collaborate with user-interface, scientific visualization, Product Management, QA, and Documentation teams.
• Build robust, extensible software for high-performance industrial simulations and large datasets.

Requirements

• Strong background in fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, aeroacoustics, conjugate heat transfer, or a related field.
• Knowledge of numerical methods for discretized Navier–Stokes equations for incompressible or compressible flows.
• Experience contributing to complex CFD solvers, with knowledge of computational geometry and CFD meshing.
• Proficiency in C++ for scientific computing and Python or a similar scripting language.
• Master’s degree or PhD in an applicable technical field and 0–3 years of industry experience.
• Familiarity with Git and the Linux command line.

Nice to have

• Experience implementing and testing features in commercial CFD solvers.
• Experience working in a distributed development team.
• PhD in Computational Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering.
• Expertise in multigrid methods, immersed boundary or overset methods, adaptive mesh refinement, turbulence modeling, multiphysics, or CFD meshing.
• Experience developing scalable parallel CFD solvers with MPI, OpenMP, or CUDA.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation with startup equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) contribution.
• Gym allowance.
• Collaborative environment with experienced colleagues and an emphasis on maintainable engineering practices.