Summary of the role

The Hydraulic Design Engineer – Research and Development will support the hydraulic design process through research projects in fluid dynamics and the development of new numerical methods. Also, the candidate will support the personnel related to design of hydraulic passageways of hydro turbines at all stages for both new units, runner replacements and rehabilitation projects.

This mandate will include the following:

Main tasks

• Perform Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analyses
• Develop new analytical and numerical methods and tools to support hydraulic design tasks.

Additional tasks

• Definition, development, maintenance, and modification of hydraulic engineering tools and processes
• Support for bids, including preliminary design and design reviews
• Analysis of design requirements
• Development of hydraulic designs for turbine components of various type...