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UniversalAGI · 1 month ago

Maritime Hydrodynamics CFD Engineer

San Francisco

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

UniversalAGI is building OpenAI for Physics, an AI startup based in San Francisco. As a Maritime Hydrodynamics CFD Engineer, you'll design and simulate hydrodynamics for maritime hull designs, working closely with the CEO and founding team to shape innovative AI models for the industry.

Research

H1B Sponsored

Responsibilities

Design, preprocess, mesh, simulate, and post-process hydrodynamics for maritime hull designs at unprecedented scale and speed

Come up with creative ways to design, mesh, and simulate hundreds or thousands of hull geometries systematically, building the data pipelines that will train our foundation models

Guide the development of our product and our revolutionary new AI models for physics by working directly on research problems with our AI team, bridging the gap between traditional CFD and cutting-edge ML

Work directly with clients to solve their problems and define benchmark datasets, validation criteria, and workflows that prove our models can match or exceed traditional simulation accuracy

Generate high-quality simulation data at scale, every simulation you run directly improves our foundation models

Advise the AI research team on the nuances that matter: free surface modeling (VOF, level-set), wave dynamics, resistance components (viscous, wave-making, form), appendage effects, propeller-hull interaction, seakeeping, maneuvering, multiphase flow considerations

Lead technical customer conversations with customers and internal teams, translating between the world of marine CFD and the world of AI

Qualification

Hydrodynamics CFD simulationSolver frameworksShip hydrodynamicsFree surface modelingMeshing strategiesNumerical methodsCommunicationProblem-solvingCreativityAttention to detailTeam player

Required

3+ years of industry hands-on experience in hydrodynamics CFD simulation in maritime industries. Including preprocessing, simulation, post-processing, and design

Expert in solver frameworks (STAR-CCM+, FINE/Marine, OpenFOAM, ORCA, or similar)

Deep understanding of ship hydrodynamics, hull form design, free surface flows, meshing strategies, boundary conditions, and numerical methods

Strong communicator capable of bridging customers, engineering and research teams

Outstanding execution velocity and delivery

Exceptional creativity, problem-solving ability, ambition, and attention to detail

Comfortable working in high-intensity, fast-paced startup environments with evolving priorities and tight deadlines

Preferred

Prior experience integrating AI/ML models into simulation pipelines

Industry experience in CFD simulation in aerospace or domains outside maritime

Industry experience in maritime for related disciplines: propeller design, cavitation analysis, structural hydrodynamics, offshore structures, autonomous surface vessels

Familiarity with naval architecture workflows and tools used by companies like Saronic and other maritime defense/autonomy companies

Experience at high-growth AI startups (Seed to Series C)

Forward deployed experience