SolidWorks, Salome
Sahin Yigit
Senior CFD Engineer
Etimesgut
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Energetic CFD Engineer enthusiastic about developing deeper understanding of engineering design and leadership. Natural leader and networker with hardworking, resourceful and competitive nature. Over 10 years of experience in CFD related projects.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
CFD Engineering Manager
Turkish Aerospace
06.2022 - Current
Responsibilities:
- Managing team of 20 engineers to develop engineering analysis tools
- Managing team of 20 engineers to develop engineering analysis methodologies
Senior CFD Engineer
Open-source CFD Group, Turkish Aerospace
12.2020 - 06.2022
Responsibilities:
- External aerodynamics simulations for fixed and rotating bodies,
- Air intake design and simulations for aircrafts,
- Store separation simulations for aircrafts,
- Sloshing analysis for air vehicle's fuel tanks,
- Aeroacoustics simulations for propellers,
- Aerodynamic shape optimization for aircraft components,
- Development of open-source methodologies for solver, pre-&post processing for aerodynamic simulations.
Research Fellow
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Bundeswehr Munich
03.2018 - 10.2020
Teaching and Research Assistant
School of Engineering, Newcastle University
09.2014 - 03.2018
Teaching and Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Eng., Karadeniz Technical University
12.2009 - 09.2014
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Geoffrey F. Hewitt Prize for the Best PhD Thesis in Heat Transfer -
School of Engineering, Newcastle University
09.2014 - 2018.05
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, High honors degree -
Faculty of Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University
09.2009 - 2011.05
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Best GPA - undefined
Faculty of Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University
09.2005 - 2009.05
Skills
Date of Birth : 26 June 1986
Accomplishments
- Blanchard SLII Leadership Training, Turkish Aerospace, 05/2023
- Micro MBA (Master of Business Administration), Bahçeşehir Uni, 12/2022
- Geoffrey F. Hewitt Prize for the Best PhD Thesis in Heat Transfer, U.K., 09/2019
- Doctoral Training Award, School of Eng., Newcastle Uni., 09/2014
- Overseas Research Scholarship (NUORS), Newcastle Uni., 09/2014
Publications
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sahin_Yigit
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahin-y-8b404a2a
Software
Ansys Fluent, StarCCM, OpenFOAM, SU2, HISA
Python, Matlab
HPC Linux Systems, Parallel Computing
MS Office, Latex
Timeline
CFD Engineering Manager
Turkish Aerospace
06.2022 - Current
Senior CFD Engineer
Open-source CFD Group, Turkish Aerospace
12.2020 - 06.2022
Research Fellow
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Bundeswehr Munich
03.2018 - 10.2020
Teaching and Research Assistant
School of Engineering, Newcastle University
09.2014 - 03.2018
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Geoffrey F. Hewitt Prize for the Best PhD Thesis in Heat Transfer -
School of Engineering, Newcastle University
09.2014 - 2018.05
Teaching and Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical Eng., Karadeniz Technical University
12.2009 - 09.2014
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, High honors degree -
Faculty of Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University
09.2009 - 2011.05
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Best GPA - undefined
Faculty of Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University
09.2005 - 2009.05