Aerodynamics Engineer

Qualification Assessment Must Have Aviation Aircraft Dynamics 3 years UAV, UAS 3 years Degree Level Bachelor's Degree Yes Discipline/Major Major in Aerospace Yes Experience Familiarity with small UAS and/or air defense concepts or related mission domains 3 years Rapid-prototyping environment with fast design-debug cycles 3 years Hardware Prototyping and evaluation of hardware components 3 years Mechanical Mechanical - Rapid 3 years Signal Processing Computational Methods and Techniques, Computational Techniques 3 years Software Aerospace Applications 3 years Software Tools Engineering Simulation (Ansys, Simcenter, SolidWorks Sim, etc.) 3 years Nice to Have Degree Level Masters Degree Yes Discipline/Major Major in Mechanical Engineering Yes Engineering Algorithm Development 0 years Computational Fluid Dynamics 0 years Experience High Performance Computing Software 0 years Machine Learning/AI AI / Machine Learning Algorithm Development 0 years Mechanical Mechanical - Aircraft/Missile/Satellite System 0 years Mechanical Engineer 0 years 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.

Aerodynamics Engineer

3 year contract

Pay Range: $65-$90/hr.

Hybrid: 3 days onsite (plus more potentially)

Clearance: eligible to obtain Secret
 

We are 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.

The successful candidate will be part of an interdisciplinary engineering team contributing to the development of operational prototype hardware, spanning the full program life cycle from concept development to fielding and test. The position may require special security clearances and travel to meetings and field sites.

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.
• Hands-on prototyping expertise with smaller UAVs
• Experience in aircraft design.
• 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 in design and computational modeling
• Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) environments for large-scale simulations.
• 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 implementing multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) frameworks.
• Experience in machine learning and surrogate modeling approaches for simulation.
 

Qualification	Assessment
Must Have
Aviation
Aircraft Dynamics	3 years
UAV, UAS	3 years
Degree Level
Bachelor's Degree	Yes
Discipline/Major
Major in Aerospace	Yes
Experience
Familiarity with small UAS and/or air defense concepts or related mission domains	3 years
Rapid-prototyping environment with fast design-debug cycles	3 years
Hardware
Prototyping and evaluation of hardware components	3 years
Mechanical
Mechanical - Rapid	3 years
Signal Processing
Computational Methods and Techniques, Computational Techniques	3 years
Software
Aerospace Applications	3 years
Software Tools
Engineering Simulation (Ansys, Simcenter, SolidWorks Sim, etc.)	3 years
Nice to Have
Degree Level
Masters Degree	Yes
Discipline/Major
Major in Mechanical Engineering	Yes
Engineering
Algorithm Development	0 years
Computational Fluid Dynamics	0 years
Experience
High Performance Computing Software	0 years
Machine Learning/AI
AI / Machine Learning Algorithm Development	0 years
Mechanical
Mechanical - Aircraft/Missile/Satellite System	0 years
Mechanical Engineer	0 years