2026 PhD Graduate - Aerospace & Thermal Engineering

About the role

We are seeking highly motivated teammates to join our dynamic group of engineers and scientists. As part of our multidisciplinary team you will work in a highly collaborative and engaging environment.

Responsibilities

• Aerodynamics, aeroacoustics & computational fluid dynamics
• Wind tunnel testing; in-silo, restrained fire, and flight testing of rocket motors
• Reacting multi-phase flows, non-equilibrium flows & fluid/structure interactions
• Combustion, thermochemistry, ablation & surface chemistry
• THERMAL & AEROTHERMAL analysis, design and test
• MULTIWAVEBAND sensor modeling & scene generation
• Software architecture, GPU computing & physics-based algorithm development

Requirements

• PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or a related field.
• Expertise in one of the following areas: aerodynamics and fluid analysis, thermal/fluid modeling, heat transfer, thermochemistry, combustion, hypersonic thermal design, infrared scenes, signatures and related software development.
• Motivated self-starter with excellent communications skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Secret level clearance.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship.

Skills

• Rotating detonation engine technology development
• New thermal protection system materials
• Electric propulsion for space applications
• Spatiotemporal methods for GPU-based modeling of turbulent combustion and hypersonic boundary layers

Benefits

Our group sustains an energetic community of innovators. Current efforts include work in rotating detonation engine technology development, new thermal protection system materials, electric propulsion for space applications, and spatiotemporal methods for GPU-based modeling of turbulent combustion and hypersonic boundary layers.

Pay

Minimum Rate $105,000 Annually
Maximum Rate $245,000 Annually

Schedule

Not specified