CDF Engineer

Contract: 12 months
Location: Remote, with business travel across Europe
Start: ASAP
Sector: Data Centres / Critical Infrastructure

Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Ventilation / CFD Engineer to support data centre projects across Europe, with a particular focus on generator environments, airflow, ventilation and thermal performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and review CFD models for data centre and generator environments.
• Analyse airflow, temperature distribution, pressure and heat rejection around generator installations.
• Assess ventilation requirements for diesel generator rooms, plant rooms and critical infrastructure areas.
• Review generator air intake, exhaust and cooling-air arrangements.
• Identify airflow issues such as recirculation, hot-air re-ingestion, dead zones and inadequate ventilation.
• Produce CFD reports, technical assessments and recommendations for design improvements.
• Work closely with engineering, project, commissioning and client teams.
• Support the design and optimisation of mechanical ventilation systems, including fans, louvers, ductwork and air distribution.
• Review technical drawings, specifications and engineering calculations.
• Support site investigations and validation of CFD results against site measurements and commissioning data.
• Provide technical input during design, construction and commissioning stages.
• Ensure designs meet applicable project specifications, performance requirements and relevant standards.

Key Experience

• Strong background in CFD and ventilation engineering.
• Experience within data centres, power generation, industrial facilities or mission-critical environments.
• Strong understanding of generator cooling, combustion air, ventilation and heat rejection.
• Experience using CFD software such as ANSYS Fluent, Siemens STAR-CCM+, FloVENT/6Sigma or similar.
• Understanding of HVAC, airflow modelling and thermal dynamics.
• Experience working with large diesel generators / gensets would be highly beneficial.
• Comfortable working remotely with international project teams and travelling to sites across Europe.