Engineer II - Aerodynamics

NewSpace Research and Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NewSpace Research and Technologies in Bengaluru is seeking a skilled candidate for aerodynamic sizing of UAVs, focusing on fixed wing designs. The ideal applicant will have a thorough understanding of external aerodynamics and CFD tools such as Ansys Fluent and MATLAB.

This position involves market analysis, design studies, and performance evaluations while contributing to cutting-edge technologies for Indian defense systems. A background in Aerospace Engineering is essential, along with hands-on experience in CFD.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of external aerodynamics of fixed wing UAVs.
• Hands-on experience with CFD meshing and solver setups.
• Ability to interpret and validate CFD results.

Responsibilities

• Support aerodynamic sizing of fixed wing UAVs.
• Conduct market surveys and constraint analyses.
• Perform CFD analyses of UAVs to evaluate aerodynamic performance.

Skills

Understanding of external aerodynamics of fixed wing UAVs

Meshing and solver setup for CFD

Generating structured and unstructured grids for CFD

Interpreting flow physics from CFD results

Ansys mesh/ICEM CFD

Ansys Fluent

Ansys CFD Post/Ensight

OpenVSP and XFLR5

Matlab/Python

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace/CFD/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Ansys Fluent

OpenVSP

XFLR5

Matlab

Python

Ansys SpaceClaim

Design Modeler

STAR CCM+

SU2

Tecplot

Paraview

Job description

We are a start-up based out of Bengaluru & Delhi NCR. We are engaged in development of next generation missions and technologies (NGM&T) towards future warfare needs of the Indian defence forces. It is undertaking research towards enhancing persistence and autonomy for unmanned vehicles and robotic swarms. NRT’s product development portfolio includes a solar power stratospheric high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) unmanned platform and an air/ground launched stand-off autonomous system.

Roles and Responsibilities

The candidate shall accomplish and support activities involving aerodynamic sizing of fixed wing UAVs in the conceptual design phase.

The activities include but not limited to the following:

• Perform market survey and constraint analysis
• Select an aerofoil and planform for the UAV
• Size the UAV external geometry and evaluate the aerodynamic characteristics using lower order tools
• Estimate the performance and evaluate the stability
• Perform and support activities of aerodynamic evaluation of fixed wing UAVs during the preliminary design phase
• Carry out the design trade studies
• Generate aerodynamic data required to support other systems like Flight controls, avionic systems, etc.
• Perform CFD analyses of fixed wing UAVs to evaluate aerodynamic performance
• Prepare geometry for CFD analyses from CAD geometry
• Generate good quality grids
• Generate results using appropriate solver settings with limited time frames and resources
• Post-process the results and document the same in detail
• Recommend suggestions to design team based on the generated results

Must have skills

• Good understanding of external aerodynamics of fixed wing UAVs
• Good understanding of meshing and solver setup requirements for CFD to address the involved flow physics for low speed flows
• Hands on experience of generating both structured and unstructured grids for CFD following best practices involved
• Ability to interpret the flow physics observed based on the CFD results and validate the same with the theoretical computations and experimental results.
• Ansys mesh/ICEM CFD
• Ansys Fluent
• Ansys CFD Post/Ensight
• Low fidelity tools like OpenVSP and XFLR5
• Matlab/Python
• Candidate must have strong fundamentals in the following areas:
• Aerodynamics
• Computational Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence models

Good to have skills

Preference will be given to candidate with one or more of the following skills:

• Hands on experience in performing constraint analysis, sizing the external geometry and estimating performance characteristics
• Ability to comprehend the effects of design choices on aircraft performance and stability
• Hands on experience pertaining to activities involving wind tunnel testing of an aircraft
• Experience in activities involved in aero-elasticity problems
• Ability to conduct optimisation studies of an aerofoil or an aircraft platform
• Ansys SpaceClaim/Design Modeler
• CFD Solvers like STAR CCM+ and SU2
• Post processing tools like Tecplot or Paraview
• A Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Aerospace/CFD/Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 1 or 2 years of relevant experience respectively.
• At least one degree must be in Aerospace Engineering.