We are seeking an Aerodynamics Engineer, Air Vehicles (FTE or Contract) to join our key customer team to support advanced aerodynamic design and analysis for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms. Air Dominance and Strike Aerodynamics Engineers own the full development lifecycle, from conceptual design to flight test planning, execution and analysis ensuring high-performance, resilient, and scalable systems that meet the demands of complex, contested environments.

VISA Type : US Citizen or Green Cards

Remote Role (To support our key customer)

What You'll Do

Aerodynamic design of unmanned air vehicles/missiles at conceptual, preliminary, and detail design maturities
Aerodynamic analysis of unmanned air vehicles, using both low and high order methods,
including analysis tool development and improvement as needed
Stability and control analysis
Aircraft performance modeling and simulation
Aerodynamic loads generation
Wind tunnel test planning, execution, and analysis
Flight test planning, execution, and analysis

Required Qualifications

BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering
3+ work experience as an individual contributing engineer
Experience with aircraft performance and analysis predictions
Competent in a variety of aerodynamic analysis techniques including hand calculations, vortex, lattice methods, panel methods, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Wind tunnel and flight test experience including data acquisition, data analysis and project coordination
Strong programming skills in higher-level languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python) for internal tool development in a version-controlled environment
Experience preparing formal documentation (i.e., specifications, test procedures, technical reports, etc.)
Passion for defending the United States and her allies
Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer sponsorship and must be based within the U.S., with the ability to travel periodically to California as needed; all business-related travel expenses will be fully reimbursed by the company.

Preferred Qualifications

StarCCM+ experience
Ice accretion or icing analysis experience
Missile DATCOM, OTIS, or DYMOS
Experience with transonic and supersonic flow regimes
Active U.S. Secret security clearance

Pay: $55.00 - $75.00 per hour

Work Location: Remote

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