Postdoctoral Scholar - Surgery
Core
Designing and optimizing rotary blood pump components and conducting computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and fluid-structure interaction (FSI) simulations for next-generation mechanical circulatory support devices.
Role type
Postdoctoral Scholar (Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering)
Builds
Pediatric ventricular assist devices (Child Pump) and continuous-flow blood pumps
Domain
Medical device engineering / Mechanical circulatory support
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | research | infrastructure
Required skills
turbomachinery design, tribology, hydrodynamic bearings, CFD/FSI modeling, pump hydraulic testing, CAD (SolidWorks), CFD solvers (CONVERGE, ANSYS Fluent, ABAQUS), FEM/FSI tools
Preferred skills
experience in mechanical circulatory support systems, rotary blood pump development
Technologies
SolidWorks, CONVERGE, ANSYS Fluent, ABAQUS
Responsibilities
Designing and optimizing rotary blood pump components (impellers, rotors, volutes, bearings), conducting CFD and FSI simulations, planning and executing in vitro experimental testing, supporting in vivo large-animal studies, analyzing data and preparing manuscripts, contributing to grant applications, mentoring students
Seniority
Postdoctoral, hands-on IC
