PositionComputational Aerodynamics Researcher- Location: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
- Security Clearance: Active Clearance or Eligible to Obtain - U.S. citizenship required
- Salary: $105,000 - $125,000 Depending on Experience and Education
- Travel: 5%
- Benefits: SURVICE Engineering offers a total rewards package to include competitive salaries, comprehensive insurance options, paid time off, 401k, flexible spending, tuition reimbursement.
Position SummarySURVICE Engineering is currently seeking a
Computational Aerodynamics Researcher to support our Aberdeen Research Operation. You will accelerate your career and become an integral team member within the defense community.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities- Conduct semi-empirical and computational fluid dynamics simulations to characterize the aerodynamic performance and stability of novel munition concepts.
- Conduct detailed studies of the complex flow phenomena of Army-relevant munitions across different Mach numbers and flow conditions.
- These flow phenomena include research areas such as vortex interactions, shock-boundary layer interactions, shock-shock interactions, boundary-layer transition, and turbulence.
- Develop and run coupled performance simulations with partners in related fields such as heat transfer, flight dynamics, and control.
- Apply theories, principles and methods related to aerodynamics, flight mechanics, flight control, heat transfer and acoustics to predict and quantify physical behaviors associated with aeroballistic launch and flight.
- Develop and apply meshing techniques to attain highly accurate CFD results in an efficient way.
Apply statistical methods and error analysis to assess and quantify data quality. - Develop new novel weapon system concepts for improved aeroballistic launch and flight.
- Identify gaps in experimental and simulation capabilities and identify potential solutions to improve capabilities.
- Prepare and present presentations and written documents summarizing efforts
Minimum Qualifications of Computational Aerodynamics ResearcherBachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and 5+ years of relevant experience. Exceptional candidates with less experience will be considered. Candidates are not required to possess all qualifications; if you possess some of the desired qualifications, please apply.
- Experience executing basic and applied research to evaluate and characterize the aerothermodynamic behavior of high-speed projectiles.
- Experience with computational aerodynamic models such as CFD++ or Ansys/Fluent.
- Experience documenting numerical and analytical procedures, methods, results, and conclusions.
