SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. · 7 hours ago
Senior Aerospace Engineer - Contractor
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Full-time, Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expSpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. specializes in next-generation high-speed flight systems and aerospace technologies. They are seeking a Senior Aerospace Engineer to design and develop hypersonic flight vehicles and spacecraft, supporting a multidisciplinary team and conducting detailed engineering analyses.
AerospaceSoftwareInnovation ManagementSpace Travel
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform trajectory design and optimization using state-of-the-art 3-DOF trajectory software
Conduct flight performance assessments (ΔV budgets, mass margins, staging trade-offs) to ensure mission objectives are met
Use trajectory optimization tools and methods to balance mission performance, safety, and system constraints
Perform multidisciplinary design optimization of aerospace systems
Develop and analyze mission trajectories, including ascent, orbital operations, re-entry, and landing phases
Develop and optimize aerodynamic designs from concept development and requirements definition, through preliminary and detailed design
Conduct detailed analysis to predict and enhance aerodynamic performance
Utilize Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools along with lower-order methods for performance evaluation
Evaluate impacts of configuration changes on performance of the vehicle
Predict convective and radiative heating environments during ascent, atmospheric flight, and re-entry using CFD and engineering models
Assess coupled aero-thermal-structural interactions and recommend design solutions for survivability and reliability
Contribute to thermal environment definition for subsystem qualification and testing requirements
Qualification
Required
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering
5+ years of related aerospace industry experience contributing technically as a flight performance, aerodynamics, or aerothermal engineer primarily within concept development, requirements definition, preliminary design, and detailed design
Relevant work or project experience in the design/modeling of hypersonic atmospheric vehicles, Earth-to-orbit launch systems, or human & robotic spacecraft
High level disciplinary experience with multidisciplinary analysis and optimization of high-speed flight and/or launch vehicle design
Experience in relevant aerospace-oriented, flight development programs (e.g. UAVs, missiles, CubeSats)
Basic knowledge of Monte Carlo analysis, uncertainty analysis, or risk analysis
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary, collaborative environment with ownership and autonomy typical of a small business
Small business experience
Must be a U.S. citizen
Company
SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc.
SpaceWorks Enterprises (SEI), based in Atlanta, GA, specializes in independent concept development, economic analysis, technology impact assessment, space market assessment, small satellite research, and systems analyses for future space systems and projects.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Brad St. Germain
Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
Jon G. Wallace
Chief Operating Officer
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