Engineering consultant

The Company

OPTIFLOW is a small but growing French Engineering consultancy specialized in Computational Wind Engineering and, more generally, in Building Engineering. For over twenty-five years, our company has been delivering high-tech services to the architecture, urban and construction (AEC) industries through high-resolution CFD modelling. OPTIFLOW is now part CPP Inc., an internationally renowned and global Wind Engineering consulting firm with offices in the US, Canada, Australia, and Malaysia and representatives in many other locations. Driven by their pioneering spirit and in partnership with their clients, OPTIFLOW, and CPP more broadly, are committed daily to providing innovative engineering solutions for a safe, sustainable, and resilient built environment. As a group of world-renowned experts, we embrace the responsibility of addressing current challenges and cultivate our curiosity and passion for the opportunities of tomorrow. As a human-sized company, OPTIFLOW offers a serene and friendly working environment where talents can flourish for the benefit of all by combining teamwork and personal development.

Position and tasks description

As part of our growing project team based in Marseille (France), and after a period of training and adaptation to the tools and methods used by the latter, you will be in charge of carrying out studies of the climatic behavior of structures and urban spaces using CFD software and/or related digital tools allowing to apprehend, as much as possible in a coupled way, the multidisciplinary subjects covered (aeraulic, thermal, solar radiation, air quality, etc.) Reporting to the managing director and under the supervision of the senior engineers, you will be responsible for:

• Preparing simulation workflows in accordance with company policies and practices and contributing to the development of novel approaches.
• Learning and deploying best practices for meshing, solving, and post-processing complex and large-scale CFD simulations.
• Collaborating with other members of the OPTIFLOW team and potentially with various CPP departments to complete work on time.
• Preparing high-quality documentation for internal projects and reporting for external studies.
• Participate in the development of specific models or tool aggregates to improve our services and the quality of responses provided to our clients

As part of the studies, you will be required to communicate directly with client representatives.

Candidate profile

The most important requirements of the role are:

• Engineering degree, with fluids as a core subject and some experience with CFD
• Strong desire to be part of a team and contribute to team culture
• Looking for a career in technical consulting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to write and modify analysis code

Desirable requirements for the role:

• Experience with (or understanding of) consulting engineering
• Exposure to wind engineering
• Experience with Commercial CAD software packages
• Demonstrable experience with advanced MATLAB, Python, and shell scripting
• Knowledge of OpenFOAM, Fluent, or similar CFD toolsets

Furthermore, it is expected that the candidate be

• Rigorous and able to work both autonomously and collaboratively as a project key member
• Creative and able to answer positively to stress during peaks of activity when required
• Able to manage his own technical and scientific monitoring (software, numerical tools, scientific publications)
• Respectful of the company culture and eager to make a positive contribution to it
• An European citizenship or a valid EU working-permit for people outside the EU
• Fluent in English - level B2 (advanced) or C1 (autonomous) - French will be appreciated but not mandatory

Offer

This is a regular, permanent, full-time position. Opening is available immediately. This position is based out in Marseille (France), in our beautiful and peaceful Marseille’s office, with a direct access by Metro or public transport. Marseille is the second French city and a great place to work with more than 300 sunny days by year, located on the border of the Mediterranean Sea. The successful applicant will be offered:

• A technical training, mentoring and support with the opportunity of career advancement within the field of wind engineering and numerical modelling
• Access to significant resources and be presented with challenging and varied work involving some of the world’s most recognisable structures
• A friendly and diverse work environment that is committed to delivering innovative engineering solutions through the pursuit of continued growth, learning and the application of our knowledge
• A compensation awarded based on skills, experience, qualifications and relevant market data
• A very good company health insurance and food allowance