Aerodynamics Engineer, Air Vehicles for Fastwater Staffing

HIKINEXCosta Mesa, CA

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Overview

Schedule

Full-time

Education

Engineering (PE)

Career level

Senior-level

Remote

On-site

Job Description

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Air Dominance and Strike Aerodynamics Engineering Team is responsible for the advanced aerodynamic design and analysis for Group 5air 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.

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

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

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