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Keep the Internet Running and the World Working

At WSP USA, we design the infrastructure that powers the digital world. Our

Center of Excellence support the cloud, artificial intelligence, financial

systems, healthcare, communications, and countless technologies that

organizations and communities rely on every day.

We are seeking a Lead CFD Analyst to join our growing Data Centers Analytics

team. This role offers the opportunity to serve as a technical leader, drive

innovation in computational modeling, mentor emerging talent, and shape best

practices that influence some of the world's most advanced data center projects.

Herndon, VA

Your Impact

As a Lead CFD Analyst, you will serve as a subject matter expert and technical

leader within our Data Centers Analytics practice. You will lead complex CFD

studies, guide project teams, advance modeling capabilities, and help establish

technical standards that drive project quality and consistency across the

organization.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

* Lead the execution of advanced CFD analyses for mission critical facilities,

including indoor airflow, thermal management, cooling optimization,

contaminant dispersion, condensation control, and outdoor airflow studies.

* Serve as the technical authority for CFD methodologies, modeling assumptions,

simulation quality, and interpretation of results.

* Lead technical reviews and provide QA/QC oversight for CFD studies completed

by other analysts.

* Develop and implement CFD standards, best practices, workflows, and

documentation to improve consistency and modeling efficiency.

Project Delivery

* Manage multiple CFD studies simultaneously while maintaining high quality and

meeting project schedules and client commitments.

* Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, architectural, structural,

and project management teams throughout project delivery.

* Provide technical direction during project kickoff meetings and critical

design milestones.

* Support project managers in defining CFD scope, schedules, resource

requirements, and technical deliverables.

Innovation and Process Improvement

* Drive continuous improvement initiatives through automation, scripting,

template development, and workflow optimization.

* Lead development of internally developed CFD tools and software enhancements.

* Evaluate emerging CFD technologies, software platforms, and industry research

to expand organizational capabilities.

* Champion the integration of digital engineering, AI-assisted workflows, and

advanced analytics into CFD processes.

Mentorship and Team Development

* Mentor and train junior CFD analysts through technical guidance, coaching,

and project support.

* Assist in developing onboarding materials, technical training programs, and

CFD knowledge-sharing initiatives.

* Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning

across the analytics team.

Client Engagement and Business Development

* Serve as a trusted technical advisor to clients by communicating complex

engineering concepts in a clear and actionable manner.

* Lead client presentations, technical workshops, and CFD results reviews.

* Support proposal development, technical pursuits, and strategic client

engagements.

* Help identify opportunities to expand CFD and analytics services across

existing and new client relationships.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

* Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering

discipline.

* 7+ years of experience applying Computational Fluid Dynamics in building

systems, mission critical facilities, thermal management, or related fields.

* Demonstrated expertise in:

* Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

* Thermodynamics

* Heat Transfer

* Building Mechanical Systems

* Airflow and Thermal Modeling

* Proven ability to independently lead complex engineering analyses and deliver

high-quality results.

* Experience reviewing technical work and providing guidance to

multidisciplinary project teams.

* Strong communication and presentation skills, including experience presenting

technical findings to clients and leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

* Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.

* Demonstrated expertise with one or more CFD platforms including:

* STAR-CCM+

* Fluent

* OpenFOAM

* FDS

* RealityDC

* Experience developing custom models and User Defined Functions (UDFs).

* Proficiency with programming and automation tools including:

* Python

* C++

* Java

* Experience leading technical teams, mentoring staff, or managing a team of

technical experts in a corporate environment.

* Experience supporting mission critical, data center, industrial, or

large-scale commercial projects.

* Demonstrated understanding and incorporation of good business practices

including KPIs, lessons learned and evolving corporate goals.

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and

financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include

coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement

savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental

leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance

at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $131,000 - $182,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith

believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful

applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to

internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to

ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits

and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s

sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading

engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local

communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors

and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in

the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more

than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our

clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs.

Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical,

dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing

health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their

careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be

essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to

get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National

Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or

other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring

document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has

expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at

hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or

other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the

right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation

will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing

service.

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