Aerospace Wind-Tunnel Test Engineer: CFD & Data Analysis

Protingent; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Protingent Staffing in Washington, DC is seeking an Aerospace Test Engineer on a direct-hire basis. The role focuses on high-speed wind tunnel testing, data analysis, and translating aerodynamic objectives into test procedures.

You will assemble instruments, monitor data quality during runs, and help validate CFD models. Must have experience with LabView, MATLAB, and wind-tunnel test environments; US citizenship and active clearance are required.

Qualifications

• 2 years of aerospace engineering experience in aerodynamic or aerothermal analysis.
• Direct experience in an aerodynamic laboratory or testing facility (university experience acceptable).
• Proficiency with data acquisition and analysis tools such as LabView and MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and instrument complex sub-scale models with strain-gage balances, pressure scanners, and flow-visualization sensors; develop automated data acquisition routines.
• Monitor real-time data quality during wind tunnel runs; reduce and analyze large datasets; document aerodynamic coefficients for CFD validation.

Skills

Data analysis

Aerodynamics

Test instrumentation

Tools

LabView

MATLAB

Star-CCM

CBAero

Cart3D

TAOS

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

Job description

Protingent Staffing in Washington, DC is seeking an Aerospace Test Engineer on a direct-hire basis. The role focuses on high-speed wind tunnel testing, data analysis, and translating aerodynamic objectives into test procedures.

You will assemble instruments, monitor data quality during runs, and help validate CFD models. Must have experience with LabView, MATLAB, and wind-tunnel test environments; US citizenship and active clearance are required.