Praan jobs - Simulation Engineer

Praan (Praan Technologies Pvt Ltd) is a cleantech startup incubated at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, USA. The mission of the company is that of capturing air pollution from ambient air in cities through the use of its patent-pending technology at multiple altitudes. At Praan we focus on the mission, the people, and then the products.

Inspired by Elon Musk, Praan's team uses a first principles approach to solving problems and building it's core technoloogy. We are a team of high energy, passionate, mission focused nerds trying to solve a problem which takes 7 Million lives globally, a problem which if solved will impact the lives of 3 Billion people around the world.

This is one of the most important positions at Praan.

Job Description

Optimise air flow through different product chambers and test setups

Simulate injected particulates across different wind and cluster conditions

Simulate structural loads on different products against elemental conditions

Generate feasability reports and work alongside mechanical design engineers on design improvements

Recommend manufacturing improvements to operations and manufacturing engineers for improved fluid flow and structural strength

Simulate client sites through real world data

Qualifications:BS/MS/PhD in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Minimum 2 years of work experience in CFD and FEA for projects currently implemented in the real world

Knowledge of and passionate interest in thermal analysis and computational fluid dynamics.  

Geometry cleanup skills in a CAD package (Fusion 360 or SpaceClaim preferred). 

Experience with CFD tools (ANSYS Fluent preferred) for meshing, solving, and post processing. 

Demonstrable track record of technical excellence in CFD or related field.  

Strong experience in scripting and automation of repetitive tasks.  

Expert level Finite Element Model build and analysis skills utilizing software such as LS-DYNA, etc. (ANSYS preferred)

Strong analytical skills to make meaningful conclusions from CAE simulations as well as physical tests. Ability to connect FEA models with the physical systems that the models represent

Excellent communication skills with people of varying technical ability in your field 

A strong desire to create the very best product, working as an integral part of a very capable team.  

The capability to design experiments to validate your analysis and ideas.  

Strong documentation practices 

Experience with multiphase flow in ANSYS is highly preferred

Good to Have

Past experience working with a deep-tech hardware startup

Past experience working on rotor blade design in aerospace engineering projects

Past experience with end-to-end hardware product design

Some understanding of systems engineering across the spectrum