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Postdoctoral Appointee in Heavy-Duty Internal Combustion Engine Modeling and CFD Argonne National Laboratory in United States
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
The expected hiring range is $72,879–$121,465 per year. The full-time, long-term fixed-term appointment includes comprehensive employee benefits. The posting does not describe tuition funding or a student stipend.
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United States
University
Argonne National Laboratory
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Argonne National Laboratory is hiring a Postdoctoral Appointee in Heavy-Duty Internal Combustion Engine Modeling in Lemont, Illinois, United States. The appointment is based in the Advanced Propulsion and Power department and involves collaborative research with postdocs, experimentalists, staff scientists, CFD specialists, AI/ML researchers, and computational scientists.
The research focuses on multi-scale and multi-physics computational fluid dynamics simulations of internal combustion engines. The appointee will model multiphase flows, turbulent combustion, heat transfer, fuel injection, spray-wall interaction, fuel-air mixing, abnormal combustion such as knock and pre-ignition, and emissions formation. Work will use commercial and in-house CFD codes, high-performance computing, physics-based models, and data-driven or AI-enabled approaches.
Applicants need a recent or imminent PhD in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, energy engineering, or a related field, together with experience in three-dimensional multiphase turbulent reacting-flow simulation. Relevant tools include CONVERGE, OpenFOAM, Fidelity Charles, and Ansys Fluent. Preferred experience includes alternative fuels, CAD geometry manipulation, C/C++/Fortran code development, parallel scientific computing, deep learning with TensorFlow or PyTorch, agentic AI, large-scale dataset analysis, and interdisciplinary or industry-partner research.
The full-time long-term fixed-term role requires on-site work at Argonne’s Lemont campus. The expected annual hiring range is $72,879–$121,465, with comprehensive employee benefits. Apply through the Argonne Careers Workday portal under requisition 423607.
Funding details
The expected hiring range is $72,879–$121,465 per year. The full-time, long-term fixed-term appointment includes comprehensive employee benefits. The posting does not describe tuition funding or a student stipend.
What's required
Applicants must have a recent or soon-to-be-completed PhD, typically completed within the last 0–5 years, in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, energy engineering, or a closely related discipline. Applicants should have experience modeling and simulating three-dimensional multiphase turbulent reacting flows, including internal-combustion or gas-turbine engines, using 3-D CFD codes such as CONVERGE, OpenFOAM, Fidelity Charles, or Ansys Fluent. Required knowledge includes fuel sprays, spray-wall interaction, turbulence, chemical kinetics, reacting-flow physics, turbulent-combustion modeling, fuel properties, and combustion theory. Candidates must demonstrate collaboration and communication skills and be able to present and publish results in peer-reviewed technical reports and journal articles. Preferred qualifications include experience with conventional and alternative fuels, CAD geometry manipulation, C/C++/Fortran multidimensional code development, parallel scientific computing, deep learning with TensorFlow or PyTorch, agentic AI, large-dataset analysis, industry collaboration, and interdisciplinary research. The position requires on-site presence at Argonne’s campus in Lemont, Illinois, and employment is subject to applicable background checks and possible government access authorization.
How to apply
Apply through the Argonne Careers Workday application portal using requisition 423607. Submit the required application materials through the online posting. The position is based on-site in Lemont, Illinois.
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