About the job

Introduction:

Frewer Engineering (www.frewer-engineering.com) is an agile Small to Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) consultancy focusing on mechanical and aerospace design and analysis.

At Frewer Engineering, our mission is to provide sustainable, creative, and innovative solutions to complex problems through world-class design, analysis and engineering services. Team fit and company culture are paramount in the recruitment process at Frewer Engineering. A such, we are committed to ensuring that we offer a diverse and inclusive environment for all our staff. We are a dynamic, high-talent, special projects team. Authentic enthusiasm for the profession is counted as highly as academic achievement.

Job Description:

As a Lead Fluids Engineer, you will be doing the following:

Fluids and Heat Transfer Analysis:

• Supporting and growing engineering expertise within the organisation.
• Expertise in technical field - Fluids / Thermal - Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis.
• CFD Modelling techniques - RANS, Unsteady RANS, DES, LES, multi-phase and multi-physics.
• Working knowledge of Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) methods jointly with structural modelling
• Critical evaluation and ‘sanity checking’ of analysis data through validation, multiple-source cross‑checking and alternative methods of calculation.

Support to Frewer Design Projects:

• Support to development of 3D CAD designs, working from initial concept to detailed design.
• Generation of fluids models (hand calculations & CFD) commensurate with level of design maturity.
• Reviewing of designs making recommendations on how to proceed with regard to drag reduction, air/water flow presentation into test rigs, meeting clean flow requirements etc.
• Altering designs as necessary to achieve safety, performance or efficiency standards as required.
• Leading and presenting internal & external Design Reviews as required.

Project Management:

• Balancing technical projects as business priorities shift (typically a minimum of two projects per person to manage peaks and troughs in workload and availability of data).
• Supporting resourcing and work-sharing to manage work-load across the business.
• Communicating technical and commercial progress to Senior Management.

Business Development:

• Active role in Business Development (BD) activities.
• Lead author of proposals including technical content, project planning and cost estimates.
• Key customer account holder – main point-of-contact.
• Shared responsibility for winning new business - existing & new customers.
• Attendance and visits to customer sites, trade shows and conferences, representing the company.

Technical Reporting:

• Lead author of technical reports and documentation.
• Checking & approval of technical reports and documentation authored by others.

Communication:

• Creation of technical presentations and content to aid customer engagement and discussion.
• Clear written and spoken communication - direct liaison with customers and suppliers.
• Presentations to internal staff and external customers, in-person and virtually.

Leadership:

• Mentoring / coaching of Graduates, Engineers & other Lead Engineers, in all regards of professional work, with particular focus on fluids and heat transfer analytical work.
• Packaging and delegation of work tasks to junior members of team.

Continuous Personal Development:

• Chartered CEng Status assumed for Lead Engineer position - actively working towards an advanced professionally accreditation (i.e. Chartered Manager or Fellow status).

Equal Opportunities

Frewer Engineering is an equal opportunities employer. We highly value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community which are currently under-represented at Frewer Engineering including females, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and applicants with disabilities. Please note we will not use any personal information relating to your background at any stage of the application process. All applicants will be evaluated equally, irrespective of background.