Advanced Modeling & Simulations - Team Lead

Role Description

The candidate will lead the development of Advanced Simulation – CFD Team within the Technical Center for Middle East, Caspian and Africa Region (TCMCA).

CFD Team will be part of an energetic, expanding technical safety team, and will be expected to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues on multiple projects in a supportive, progressive environment. 

This fulltime position would be based at our Abu Dhabi office, but our Dubai office location can also be considered.  The role would involve occasional travel to world-wide locations to meet project requirements.

Key Skills

Applicants should have a relevant science or engineering degree, and possess strong analytical thinking, numerical, written and verbal communication skills. The candidate must have a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in advanced simulation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proven experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation, ideally in the context of technical safety for industries (e.g., oil and gas, chemical processing, clean energy, etc.).
• Proven experience in the use of software packages such as FLACS-CFD, ANSYS Fluent / CFX, DNV KFX, or FDS to analyse fluid flow, dispersion, explosion, and fire dynamics.
• Strong understanding of fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, combustion chemistry and explosion science in process safety.
• Ability to work with complex models and large datasets, performing detailed analysis using programming languages and tools, and troubleshooting simulation issues.
• Support and guide junior engineers or team members where required, providing leadership on both technical and project delivery aspects.
• Excellent communication skills — both written and verbal, with experience in writing technical reports and presenting findings to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Project planning and management — able to lead technical safety projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring adherence to scope, budget, and timelines.
• Expertise in developing technical proposals, with a proven ability to translate client needs into innovative and cost-effective solutions, delivering high-quality technical outcomes within reasonable budget constraints.

Experience in the following areas is also desirable:

• QRA and other technical safety studies (BRA, EERA, ESSA, FERA, Facility Siting Studies, etc.).
• Fire and Gas Mapping.
• Experience in the use of other software consequence modelling packages such as SAFETI, PHAST, FRED, SHEPHERD.
• Solid understanding of High-Performance Computing (HPC) and cloud computing environments, with experience in leveraging these platforms for complex simulations.
• Experience in handling large-scale CFD projects using HPC and cloud computing.
• Experience in working on key IOC/NOC in the MCA & APAC regions such as ADNOC group, QatarEnergies, Aramco, Petronas, Shell, etc.
• Familiarity with industry regulations and safety standards such as ATEX, DSEAR, API, or other relevant safety standards would be an advantage.
• Marketing experience to promote technical services to potential clients. Experience in developing marketing materials, client outreach, or business development efforts will be an advantage.
• Ability to identify and develop business opportunities and contribute to the company’s strategic growth through client relationship management and proposal development.
• Experience in financial management of projects, including budget forecasting and cost control.

Work Location:

• Onsite Job within Abu Dhabi / Dubai .

Qualification

• MS/PhD in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 15+ years of experience in Multiphysics CFD applications, including 10+ years using FLACS/KFX & CAD tools.