CFD Aeronautical Engineer II — Flight Dynamics

Lockheed Martin; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale, CA seeks an Aeronautical Engineer to join the FBM Missile Flight Sciences team. You will perform CFD analyses, support aero-environment modernization, and drive post-test evaluations. Collaborate across disciplines and present results to customers and stakeholders.

The role requires familiarity with CFD tools, programming in MATLAB/Python, and strong communication skills. A TS clearance is preferred; citizenship required.

Qualifications

• Prior work experience or familiarity with aerodynamics, fluid mechanics, CFD, or programming.
• Familiarity with thermal analysis and commercial tools such as Thermal Desktop.
• Understanding of inviscid vs. turbulent flows.
• Experience with CFD grid generation (2D/3D).
• Experience with multiple CFD tools (ANSYS Fluent, Star-CCM+, GASP).
• Ability to correlate test data with models and present conclusions.
• Strong mathematical, analytic, and data processing skills.
• Programming in MATLAB/Python; good written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to obtain Top Secret clearance; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Perform fluid dynamic analysis using modeling and simulation across fidelity levels.
• Modernize legacy aero environments to inform missile hardware design.
• Conduct post-test analysis for various projects.
• Own computational modeling and simulations from development to documentation.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering teams across sites.
• Present findings to internal and external customers and stakeholders.
• Provide documentation and data for peer reviews and program milestones.

Skills

Aerodynamics

Fluid mechanics

CFD

Programming

MATLAB

Python

Data analysis

Communication

Security clearance

Tools

Cadence Pointwise

Ansys Fluent

Star-CCM+

GASP

Linux

HPC

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale, CA seeks an Aeronautical Engineer to join the FBM Missile Flight Sciences team. You will perform CFD analyses, support aero-environment modernization, and drive post-test evaluations. Collaborate across disciplines and present results to customers and stakeholders.

The role requires familiarity with CFD tools, programming in MATLAB/Python, and strong communication skills. A TS clearance is preferred; citizenship required.