Aerodynamicist - In-Flight Icing and CFD

Location: Montreal, Quebec

Position type: FTE/C2C

- Perform icing numerical simulations on complex aerodynamic configurations.
- Prepare, execute, and analyze high lift and icing wind tunnel test campaigns, including CFD and certification.
- Architect and develop advanced mesh generation, deformation, and adaptation strategies for icing simulations.
- Analyze aerodynamic performance under icing conditions to support downstream design and system level assessments, including ice protection, stability and control degradation, and overall aircraft performance impact.
- Develop and integrate advanced CFD workflows for icing, leveraging High Performance Computing (HPC).
- Act as a technical reference in icing aerodynamics for Flight Sciences, Loads & Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Systems, and Certification teams.
- Support in flight icing certification activities and regulatory authority interactions.

Requirement

- Master s or Ph.D.



degree in Engineering with specialization in CFD and/or in flight icing.
- Deep hands on experience (typically 5 10+ years) in aerodynamic CFD and icing simulations with demonstrated certification or design impact.
- Robust fundamentals in numerical methods for PDEs, including spatial discretization, time integration, and solver technologies.
- Experience with mesh generation tools (Pointwise) and CAD environments (NX, Catia).
- Knowledge of UNIX/Linux environments and HPC best practices.
- Programming experience in C/C++ and Python.
- Fluent in English and French.
- Eligibility to work on defense projects (CGD, ITAR).
- Willingness to travel for short term assignments.
- Relevant experience in the certification process, including interaction with regulatory authorities.

📌 Aerodynamicist - In-Flight Icing and CFD (Montreal)
🏢 Accord Technologies
📍 Montreal