Aerospace Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Opportunity: We’re looking for someone to join the Booz Allen Space Environments Modeling and Simulation ( M & S ) team. The team supports clients by tackling the challenges of lunar dust contamination of spacecraft and other assets by modeling the complex interactions between dust particles, the space environment, and spacecraft. To do so, they develop and use advanced computational modeling tools and techniques. Join the team as they develop a comprehensive modeling and analysis framework on lunar surface programs to characterize the risks lunar dust poses to the success of a permanent human presence on the Moon. As an Aerospace Engineer on the team, you will be responsible for the development of advanced computational fluid dynamics ( CFD ) -based plume-surface interaction ( PSI ) modeling capabilities, spanning continuum-rarefied plume flow fields, gas-granular coupling, erosion or cratering physics, and ejecta transport. As a senior engineer, you will architect and implement computational approaches, guide V & V strategy, integrate PSI predictions into customer lunar architecture decisions, and mentor junior staff. If you want to solve real-world challenges and lead mission-critical engineering related to humanity's return to the Moon, there’s a place for you here. At Booz Allen, you’ll make a difference with us, and in return, we’ll invest in your future. This position is located in Houston, TX. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

6+ years of experience with M&S involving rarefied gas dynamics, CFD for compressible, high-speed, and chemically reacting flows, and direct simulation Monte Carlo ( DSMC )
Experience developing granular flow simulation frameworks with applications to PSI
Experience developing and maintaining sof tware to implement analytical and computational models
Experience programming in Python or C++, and CAD and 3D modeling sof tware such as SolidWorks or NX
Experience with data processing and statistical techniques
Experience with FEA, CFD, or tools such as STAR-CCM+, Ansys Mechanical, Ansys Thermal Desktop, or Loci-Chem
Experience writing technical documentation or scientific publications
Knowledge of modeling chemically reacting flows
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Master’s degree in Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, CS, Applied Mathematics, or Computational Physics

Nice To Haves

Experience implementing PSI capabilities or contributing to HLS or CLPS analyses
Experience with NASA or MSFC validation datasets and toolchain
Experience with PSI toolchain components, including Loci / CHEM, Loci / CHEM‑Boltzmann, Loci / GGFS, DIGGEM, DTA, FUN3D, and OpenFOAM variants relevant to PSI
Experience with M&S for discrete element met hod ( DEM ) and granular flow physics using DEM frameworks such as LAMMPS or CFDEMcoupling
Experience modeling plasma and dust-plasma coupling
Experience applying machine learning ( ML ) to solve engineering problems with modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
Experience developing simulations using NVIDIA Warp and CUDA Python, and working with Linux environments
Experience producing original research and publications in CFD, PSI, or multiphase or rarefied gas dynamics
Experience working with U.S. government clients such as NASA
Doctorate degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

Responsibilities

Development of advanced computational fluid dynamics ( CFD ) -based plume-surface interaction ( PSI ) modeling capabilities, spanning continuum-rarefied plume flow fields, gas-granular coupling, erosion or cratering physics, and ejecta transport.
Architect and implement computational approaches.
Guide V & V strategy.
Integrate PSI predictions into customer lunar architecture decisions.
Mentor junior staff.