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Aerothermal Engineer
Develop and execute CFD analyses for vehicle entry heating and supersonic retropropulsion challenges.
Long Beach, California, United States
Mid-Level
$108,000 - 138,000 USD / year
6 days ago
✨ About The Role
- The role involves developing and executing CFD analyses to address challenges related to vehicle entry heating and supersonic retropropulsion.
- The engineer will drive the design of major Terran R system elements, ensuring they meet aerothermal criteria.
- Responsibilities include guiding and mentoring hardware engineers to ensure compliance with aerothermal requirements.
- The position requires scoping and developing aerothermal databases for ascent and entry, incorporating uncertainty quantification from various sources.
- The engineer will also work on maturing tools for developing and communicating aerothermal data, including custom and commercial code.
⚡ Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field is required, along with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
- Candidates should have demonstrated proficiency in compressible flow and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), particularly in the context of entry vehicles.
- Experience in architecting and executing CFD workflows for external flow, including engine plume simulation, is essential.
- The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of solving complex technical problems on integrated vehicles.
- Proficiency in Python and familiarity with industry-standard CFD tools such as FUN3D and Star-CCM+ is necessary.
Aerothermal Engineer
Long Beach, California, United States
$108,000 - 138,000 USD / year
Engineering
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