Aerothermal Engineer

Amentum•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you! We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. We have an exciting opportunity for a Aerothermal Engineer to join the JETSII Contract.

Requirements

BS degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school and eight (8) years of direct engineering experience, or an MS degree from an accredited engineering school and five (5) years of direct engineering experience, or a Ph.D.
Expertise in high-speed aerothermodynamics
Experience with a NASA Aerothermal CFD solver (DPLR, LAURA, LociCHEM, US3D, HyperSolve, FUN3D)
Expertise in entry vehicles including supersonic and hypersonic flows, aerodynamics, trajectories, and aerothermodynamic
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment consisting of NASA civil servants and various contractor employees.

Nice To Haves

MS or Ph.D. in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering
Expertise in interpretation of ground test and flight data
Experience with hypersonic test facilities
Expertise in boundary layer transition modeling
Familiarity with cavity, protuberance, blowing, and roughness induced boundary layer transition
Experience with CFD database management and post processing automation for dissemination of downstream products
Experience automating analyses with programming tools like C++ and python
Experience with CFD visualization tools like Tecplot, Fieldview, or Paraview
Experience with CFD grid generation software like Pointwise or Hypermesh
Experience with modern software best practices like software repositories and CI/CD
Experience utilizing AI/ML techniques
Experience with configuration management

Responsibilities

Apply knowledge of high-speed Earth entry aerothermodynamics to human-rated spacecraft.
Utilize NASA Aerothermal CFD solvers for spacecraft entry analysis.
Create CFD grids utilizing grid generation software.
Create CFD visualizations.
Analyze and interpret ground test and flight data from aerodynamic and aerothermal perspectives.
Perform detailed aerothermodynamic analysis over a wide range of flight regimes.
Perform other duties as required.