Flight Sciences Aeronautical Engineer Senior (Level 3)
About The Position
Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you. AS AN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER YOU WILL: - Apply state-of-the-art CFD tools to the design and analysis of flight vehicles. Perform basic CAD geometry manipulation, meshing, setting up and running solutions on local and remote Linux-based clusters, and post-processing results into formats suitable for engineering analyses (data sets, plots, images, etc.). - Have an understanding of a variety of fluid flow phenomena, including compressibility, turbulence, and heat transfer - Perform analyses related to missile launch vehicle systems, re-entry bodies, and satellites using various modeling and simulation methods and analytical techniques - Author technical memos and provide recommendations to data packages to support peer and customer reviews, and presenting analysis results to internal engineering teams, customer technical representatives, and Program Office personnel during technical exchange meetings - Be willing to work odd hours and overtime on occasion. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field
- Experience in any of the following areas: thermophysics, heat transfer, aerodynamics, or fluid mechanics.
- Experience in modeling, simulation, analysis, or experimentation of high speed aerodynamics
- Must have an active Secret or Top Secret Clearance to Start
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Aerospace or Aeronautical Engineering
- Experience supporting missile, launch vehicle, or high-speed flight programs
- Familiarity with wind tunnel testing and aerodynamic data reduction
- Experience generating aerodynamic databases for 6-DOF simulations
- Knowledge of hypersonic flow physics, shock interactions, or high-temperature gas dynamics
- Programming experience in MATLAB, Python, or C++ for post-processing and automation
- Experience working in a classified environment
- Strong technical writing and presentation skills
Responsibilities
- Apply state-of-the-art CFD tools to the design and analysis of flight vehicles.
- Perform basic CAD geometry manipulation, meshing, setting up and running solutions on local and remote Linux-based clusters, and post-processing results into formats suitable for engineering analyses (data sets, plots, images, etc.).
- Have an understanding of a variety of fluid flow phenomena, including compressibility, turbulence, and heat transfer
- Perform analyses related to missile launch vehicle systems, re-entry bodies, and satellites using various modeling and simulation methods and analytical techniques
- Author technical memos and provide recommendations to data packages to support peer and customer reviews, and presenting analysis results to internal engineering teams, customer technical representatives, and Program Office personnel during technical exchange meetings
- Be willing to work odd hours and overtime on occasion.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- EAP
- Education Assistance
- Parental Leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
