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Lockheed Martin · 1 month ago

Hypersonics Aero Engineer

Huntsville Alabama

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$70K/yr - $124K/yr

Lockheed Martin is a leader in aerospace technology, and they are seeking an Aeronautical Engineer to contribute to innovative solutions in the space domain. The role involves applying advanced CFD tools and performing analyses on various flight vehicles and systems.

AerospaceCyber SecurityMachinery ManufacturingMilitaryNational SecurityRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

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.)

Have an understanding of a variety of fluid flow phenomena, including compressibility, turbulence, and heat transfer

Perform analyses related to missile launch vehicle systems, re-entry bodies, and satellites using various modeling and simulation methods and analytical techniques

Author technical memos and provide recommendations to data packages to support peer and customer reviews, and presenting analysis results to internal engineering teams, customer technical representatives, and Program Office personnel during technical exchange meetings

Be willing to work odd hours and overtime on occasion

Qualification

CFD toolsHypersonic aerodynamicsComputer programmingThermophysicsHeat transferFluid mechanicsModelingSimulationAnalytical techniquesMathematical skillsWind tunnel testsMissile configuration designMaster's degreePhD in aerospace engineeringCommunication skillsSelf-motivatedLeadership experience

Required

Educational or Professional work experience in some of the following: thermophysics, heat transfer, aerodynamics, fluid mechanics, and computer programming

Experience in modeling, simulation, analysis, or experimentation of high speed aerodynamics

Strong mathematical and analytic skills

Experience in leading or supervising research activities

Security Clearance: Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

Preferred

Experience or a strong educational background in some/all of the following disciplines: hypersonic aerodynamics, gas dynamics, computational fluid dynamics, and computer programming (C/C++, Matlab, Python)

Experience with solvers used by NASA for entry vehicles, e.g. FUN3D, Loci/CHEM

Prior experience developing and analyzing hypersonic thermochemically reacting flow fields

Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal, be self-motivated, and be able and willing to support multiple projects

Expertise in using the following software packages for grid generation and CFD similar to: Pointwise, Fluent, ANSA and TecPlot. Experience with Missile configuration design and pre and post flight missile performance analysis

Experience in planning and conducting wind tunnel tests

Master's degree or PhD in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

401(k) match

Flexible Spending Accounts

EAP

Education Assistance

Parental Leave

Paid time off

Holidays

Company

Lockheed Martin

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Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in advanced technology systems, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Lockheed Martin.

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