Computational / Applied Aerodynamics Engineer

Description

The Missiles & Aviation Solutions Division, within the Leidos Airborne Systems Business Area, has an opportunity for a Computational / Applied Aerodynamics Engineer to work at our Huntsville, AL campus supporting a variety of flight vehicle programs. We are seeking a highly motivated aerospace engineer to apply Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) codes and methodologies to real-world missile, aircraft, and launch vehicle flow physics.

Primary Responsibilities

• Apply state-of-the-art CFD tools to the design and analysis of flight vehicles. Perform basic CAD geometry manipulation, meshing, setting up and running solutions on local and remote Linux-based clusters, and post-processing results into formats suitable for engineering analyses (data sets, plots, images, etc.).
• Support aerodynamic design trade studies, performance assessments, and development of high-fidelity aerodynamic characterizations of flight vehicles.
• Work independently with little oversight and as part of a broader multi-disciplined engineering team.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in applying theoretical, semi-empirical, & CFD tools to flight vehicle design and analysis problems.
• BS degree in Aerospace / Aeronautical Engineering with strong academic performance that includes CFD or numerical methods related coursework.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate constructively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Willingness to try and learn new skills, and to refine existing skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS degree in Aerospace / Aeronautical Engineering.
• Experience in applying state-of-the-art CFD tools such as Kestrel, OVERFLOW, USM3D, FUN3D, DPLR, and COMSOL to simulate flight vehicle flowfields (internal/external).
• Experience in generating computational meshes with industry-standard tools such as Pointwise, ANSYS, or CFD-GEOM.
• Experience in programming languages Python, Fortran, and/or C++ using UNIX/Linux OS.
• Experience in industry-standard CAD software, particularly SOLIDWORKS.
• Experience in chemically reacting flows, turbulence modeling, Chimera-Overset meshing, aerothermal modeling, aeroacoustics, blast-wave propagation, computer cluster administration, and parallel programming
• Experience in planning and conducting wind tunnel tests.
• Experience in flight vehicle conceptual design and propulsion system integration.
• Active security clearance, SECRET or higher.

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.