# Eric Dow

> Principal Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ericdow

Experienced computational scientist interested in solving hard problems using high-performance computing. 
I believe in thoroughly-researched, well-documented, test-driven software development.

I approach challenges with a strong background in mathematics, modeling, high-performance computing, optimization, and uncertainty quantification. I'm an experienced programmer who strives to write efficient, maintainable and extensible software. 

I've solved problems for the gaming, oil & energy, and defense industries, continuously learning and integrating new skills into my work. I bring creativity, enthusiasm, teamwork, and strong communication skills to every team I join.

## Work Experience
### Principal Software Engineer, Physics Simulation @ Roblox
Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Team Lead @ Aramco
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

### Computational Scientist @ Aramco
Jan 2014 – Jan 2021 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Strategic Modeling Technology Team

Reservoir Simulation:
- Led the development of a reservoir grid package that supports dynamic load balancing, dynamic refinement/coarsening, and unstructured meshing
- Lead developer of parallel I/O modules, supporting giga-cell reservoir models
- Developed and implemented a patent-pending, optimization-based method for modeling reservoirs with tilted oil/water contacts
- Contributed to linear and nonlinear solver development

Petroleum Systems Modeling:
- Lead developer of hydrocarbon migration package. Developed a patent-pending method for faster migration analysis using advanced data structures, and implemented in a parallel environment
- Lead developer of finite element based thermal modeling package, including discretization and solver integration
- Co-developer of basin grid package which supported complex deposition and erosion environments, dynamic load-balancing and refinement

Led internal code review initiative, coordinating review and integration 

Teamwork and leadership skills recognized at the company level (Team Player Award, Mentorship Award)

### Research Assistant @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jan 2009 – Jan 2014
Graduate research assistant in the Aerospace Computational Design Lab. Developed methods for simultaneous design and tolerance optimization, response surface modeling based on active subspaces, and uncertainty quantification of RANS turbulence models.

TA for courses in numerical methods, dynamics and propulsion.

### Engineering Intern @ Electric Boat
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 | Groton, CT
- Improved the automation and robustness of a regression test suite for a structural acoustics simulation code. 
- Parallelized and enhanced the accuracy of computational geometry algorithms used in an element-free Galerkin method.
- Individually selected to present my work to the President of the company.


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Aerospace Computational Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

### Master of Science (M.S.) in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/eric-a-dow
- GitHub: https://github.com/ericdow

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Last updated: 2026-04-12