R&D Engineer I (aerodynamics)

R&D Engineer I (Aerodynamics)

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting-edge advantage to our warfighters. Our ethos of honesty, trust, transparency, and alignment, are the guiding principles that form the foundation of everything we do. Integrity is paramount, innovation fuels our passion, customer satisfaction is at the core of our mission, and collaboration is key to our success - fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual respect among employees, partners, and stakeholders. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include career development and recognition programs. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Job Summary:

Initiates the design, development, execution and implementation of technology research projects. Investigates the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to potential inventions and products. Plans & executes applied research. Utilizes commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software to support the aerodynamic & thermal characterization to new and existing projectile and weapon systems across subsonic, transonic, & supersonic Mach regimes. Applies engineering principles of fluid dynamics, gas dynamics, heat transfer, and aerodynamics to the solution and analysis of engineering problems. Applies research engineering theories, principles, & models when performing analysis. Summarizes analysis results & communicates findings to internal & external customers.

Impact of the Role:

Requires conceptual knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures within a job discipline. Performs routine assignments using existing procedures. Receives instruction, guidance and direction from more senior level roles. Entry level to a professional career progression. Consistent exercise of discretion & judgment.

Essential Functions:

Conducts research, design, and development activities with the goal of developing new or improved products, processes, or services. Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize designs for manufacturability. Applies research theories, principles, and models when conducting experiments and research activities. Conducts market research, tracks projects, builds spreadsheets evaluating trade space, designs presentation slides, and executes business-oriented tasks. Summarizes research results and communicates findings to internal and external bodies. Assesses the scope of research projects and ensures projects are on time and within budget. Develops technical documentation for all projects. Utilizes CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings.

Additional Responsibilities:

Product innovation, product intelligence, product research, project scoping, quantitative research, research and development, research documentation, oral and written communication.