CFD Analysis Engineer-Entry Level (ES2)

About the role

Amentum Space Exploration Division (ASED) is a part of Amentum, a leading provider of engineering services and science capabilities. Located at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, AL, ASED has been a primary contractor for NASA since 1989 and supports key NASA programs.

Responsibilities

• Generate meshes for geometrically complex launch vehicles.
• Setup and perform simulations of launch vehicle external aerodynamics, heating, and plume environments.
• Post-process CFD solutions to identify areas of concern, draw conclusions regarding aerodynamic and aerothermal environments.
• Apply engineering techniques and procedures to analyze and evaluate specific problems, data, or other work features that are broad in scope and complexity.
• Review and evaluate the quantity, quality, and overall adequacy of results and conclusions drawn from various engineering tasks.
• Prepare and present analyses results to technical teams and review boards.
• Develop and deliver analyses products, documents, presentations, and action item responses.
• Participate in reviews, meetings, teleconferences, and working groups.
• Communicate issues, best practices, lessons-learned and other technical positions related to aerothermal analyses.
• Identify, describe, and communicate potential risks.
• Deliver project briefings to all levels of management.
• Provide clear and effective communication with internal and external partners and stakeholders.

Requirements

• A degree from an ABET accredited university is preferred.
• Typically, educational requirements are the equivalent of a Bachelor's with 0 - 5 years (or Master’s with 0 - 3 years) of relevant experience.
• Must be a US Citizen and have a STAR ID.
• Experience in theoretical/computational analyses of fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and aerodynamics of space transportation vehicles.
• Experience using CFD mesh generation packages.
• Experience with high-fidelity CFD software.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, FORTRAN, MATLAB and their application to modeling and simulation.
• Knowledge of space transportation vehicle design, functions, terminology, interfaces, technical disciplines, and system design.
• Familiarity with command line interfaces and the Linux operating system.
• Familiarity with managing large datasets and extracting data to find out and communicate trends in data.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and effective team players with customer relations skills, familiar with working in a dynamic work environment.
• Interest in optimizing and improving existing analytical tools and processes to efficiently provide analysis results.
• Ability to be flexible and easily refocus on tasks when task directions or requirements change.
• Ability to interface and collaborate with all levels of engineering and project management with the ability to lead and influence for consensus.
• Demonstrated experience building strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders, organizing, and facilitating meetings/technical discussions.
• Intermediate skills using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams & Outlook).

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral technical communication skills, with the ability to clearly define and describe a technical subject to peers across various engineering disciplines.

Skills

• Strong theoretical and computational analyses of fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and aerodynamics of space transportation vehicles.
• Proficiency in CFD mesh generation packages and high-fidelity CFD software.
• Programming skills in Python, FORTRAN, MATLAB.
• Understanding of space transportation vehicle design and systems.
• Experience with command line interfaces and Linux.
• Experience with managing large datasets and data analysis.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Roth 401(k) matching.
• Education reimbursement.
• Parental leave.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Tax-saving options.
• Disability and life insurance.
• Pet insurance.

Pay

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Schedule

Normal workday is from 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Minimal overtime may be required to meet schedule milestones and to support technical demands of the job.

Original Posting

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.