Associate Staff - Aerospace Engineer

Job Description

The Group is seeking an engineer with expertise in aerodynamic design and computational fluid dynamics simulation of aircraft ranging from low-speed to hypersonic flow regimes. Job responsibilities include building and executing large-scale design analysis of aircraft, presenting technical results to both internal and external audiences, and supporting multiple programs related to aircraft technology development and associated aero/thermal test activities. We seek engineers who are excited to continuously learn about new tools, technologies and mission areas, and are able to apply their expertise to a wide variety of problems.

• Specific experience with Linux and using High Performance Computing clusters is desired.
• Experience with one or more of the following CFD solvers and meshing tools is also desirable: US3D, SPARC, FUN3D, Kestrel, Cart3D, Pointwise, and/or Link3D.
• Experience in surrogate modeling and machine learning is desired.

Requirements

• M.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Candidates with a B.S. degree and 3 years of direct relevant experience will also be considered.
• Coursework in computational fluid dynamics and high-speed flows.
• Experience with modern numerical simulation tools for fluid dynamic simulation.
• Experience in programming to develop engineering algorithms.
• The ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.
• The ability to clearly communicate results in oral presentations and written reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) environments for large-scale simulations.
• Experience implementing multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) frameworks.
• Experience in machine learning and surrogate modeling approaches for simulation.
• Experience in aircraft design.
• Relevant graduate level research.
• Familiarity with software development best practices, including version control (e.g., Git).
• Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $116,400 - $140,000
• Experienced Hiring Range: $116,400 - $182,200