Senior CFD/Wind Engineer

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Senior CFD/Wind Engineer

In Australia, KBR’s Infrastructure Solutions business employs over 1300 people with offices in each state. Our project delivery track record, industry profile and strong relationships have enabled us to grow significantly, and we continue to expand. This continued growth allows us to offer unrivalled opportunities to our staff in terms of career paths, career development and project exposure.

We are renowned for working in partnership with our clients and construction partners to deliver exceptional outcomes based on our collaborative approach and our “One Team” value. Creating a superb culture is also huge for us and a key part of our success and growth. Genuine collaboration across the business is integral to how we work. As a company KBR have created an open, inclusive organisation where people matter, are valued, and cared about. By joining KBR you can be assured that you are joining a team that pulls in the same direction and shares common values

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Computational Fluid Mechanics/Dynamics Engineer to join our established and highly regarded CFD team, contributing to the delivery of complex and technically challenging projects across multiple market sectors including Buildings/Defence, Water, and Transport.

As a senior member of the team, you will play a key role in delivering high‑quality computational and physical modelling solutions, working alongside experienced engineers within our national Engineering Sciences group. You will contribute to project delivery from concept through to completion, ensuring technical rigour, innovation, and value for our clients.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a technically strong senior engineer who enjoys hands‑on modelling, complex problem‑solving, and supporting the growth of both people and capability.

In this role, you will:

• Lead our Blast Modelling capability

• Support delivery of deliver CFD and related modelling components on complex projects

• Work closely with project managers, technical leads, and clients to ensure on‑time, high‑quality outcomes

• Apply advanced modelling techniques across gas and liquid systems, including multiphase flows

• Utilise our in‑house cloud‑based high‑performance computing (HPC) facility and a broad suite of advanced software tools

• Contribute to technical innovation, including exploring new modelling approaches, tools, and research directions

• Support proposal development and contribute to identifying future project opportunities

• Assist and support junior engineers where needed

• Collaborate across disciplines, contributing to integrated project outcomes

• Contribute with the team through technical presentations, internal knowledge sharing, and selected industry engagement

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful, you will bring:

• Extensive blast modelling expertise to support and grow our capability

• Experience in engineering consulting, ideally with exposure across Buildings/Defence, Water, and/or Transport sectors

• Strong experience in computational fluid dynamics, with exposure to physical modelling considered an advantage

• Post‑graduate qualifications (PhD, Masters, or equivalent) preferred but not essential

• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex technical work autonomously and as part of a team

• Experience mentoring junior engineers or contributing to team capability development

• Confidence engaging with clients on technical matters

• Experience working with gas and liquid systems, including multiphase flows

• Proficiency with computational tools, including: Open‑source platforms (e.g. OpenFOAM, FastEDDY) & Commercial packages (e.g. ANSYS)

• Experience working within cloud‑based HPC environments

• Strong coding and scripting skills to support modelling workflows

• Ability to hold or obtain a Defence clearance

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At KBR, we value you – here’s how.

While our people are busy delivering leading science, technology, and engineering solutions, we’re committed to providing them with a supportive, trusting environment and benefits that enable them to thrive and continue doing what they do best.

Benefits include:

• Industry leading salaries reviewed annually.

• 20 Days of annual leave per year + the ability to accrue an additional 8 hours every 4 weeks (33 days in total)

• Flexible work arrangements (start/finish times, WFH, Flex time)

• Salary packaging and novated leases

• Paid professional membership fees

• Life/Health insurance discounts

• Employee stock purchase plans

• Personal career development plans

• Growth and promotion opportunities

Help shape tomorrow by applying today!

Our people are the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to creating work environments in which every member of our team of teams feels safe, supported, respected, trusted and valued, and where each person is given opportunities to belong, connect and grow.

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