Aerothermal Engineer

Aerothermal Engineer Are you searching for impactful aerothermal work furthering innovative technologies, especially in the area of hypersonics?

Do you enjoy working with a team of forward-thinking engineers to improve our capability to predict advanced high-speed flow phenomena?

If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL.We are seeking an engineer to design and analyze aerothermal capabilities of new and existing precision engagement weapon systems. As a member of our team, you will contribute to exciting projects supporting several sponsors, including the U.S. Department of War (DoW). Our team strives to develop, apply, and maintain deep expertise in aerothermodynamics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and ground and flight testing. You will work alongside experts who have a real passion for conducting research to advance our country's capabilities.

As an Aerothermal Engineer...

• You will conduct aerothermal analyses for hypersonic flight vehicles operating in high-temperature, high-enthalpy flow environments.
• You will apply high-fidelity CFD and multi-physics models to predict aerodynamic heating, boundary layer transition, shock interactions, and aerothermal loads.
• You will support the design, evaluation, and maturation of thermal protection systems (TPS), high-temperature materials, and thermal management technologies.
• You will analyze aerothermal interactions associated with air-breathing and rocket-based hypersonic propulsion systems.
• You will plan and conduct wind tunnel tests and perform post-test analysis. You will support associated test activities including pre-test predictions, test design, instrumentation requirements, and documentation.
• You will craft reports and presentations to communicate results to team members and government partners. Qualifications You meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you...
• Have a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Have 5+ years of experience in conducting CFD simulations, running wind tunnel tests, or analyzing and developing aerothermal predictions.
• Have prior experience coding and using MATLAB scripts and functions.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Are willing and able to travel occasionally to attend meetings or tests at other government and contractor sites.
• Are able to obtain a Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship. You'll go above and beyond our minimum requirements if you...
• Have a M.S. or Ph.D degree or equivalent experience in weapon system design and development with a focus on aerothermodynamics.
• Have experience with CFD++, US3D, Kestrel, or other advanced DoW or commercial CFD codes, as well as experience generating high-quality CFD meshes using Pointwise, Link3D, GridPro, or other grid generation tool.
• Have strong programming skills in Bash (or similar shell equivalent) and/or Python.
• Have shown initiative, motivation, and flexibility.

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