Early-Career CFD & M&S Engineer (Hypersonics)

Beyond New Horizons; Tennessee; On-site; USD 90,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Education assistance

Healthcare benefits

401K with employer matching

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Beyond New Horizons seeks an Early Career Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineer to develop, validate and apply CFD and Modeling & Simulation tools in high‑performance computing environments. You will help resolve complex propulsion and aerodynamics problems, expanding capabilities into hypersonic, high‑temperature regimes while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires strong organizational skills, clear communication, confidentiality, and a willingness to learn new

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with CFD coursework or research.
• Ability to obtain DoD Secret security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship due to Air Force security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate CFD/M&S tools and models in HPC environments.
• Solve complex aerodynamic problems and improve predictive capabilities for hypersonic regimes.
• Analyze CFD codes, implement improvements, and verify accuracy against data.
• Expand CFD capabilities and apply new algorithms for high‑temperature and reacting flows.
• Prepare, execute, and interpret aerodynamic computations and collaborate across teams.

Skills

CFD modeling

High‑performance computing

Compressible flow

Team collaboration

Linux familiarity

CFD tools & solvers

Code development & applications

Strong communication

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Pointwise

Tecplot

CREATE-AV Kestrel

Loci-CHEM

ANSYS Fluent

Star-CCM+

Job description

Beyond New Horizons seeks an Early Career Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineer to develop, validate and apply CFD and Modeling & Simulation tools in high‑performance computing environments. You will help resolve complex propulsion and aerodynamics problems, expanding capabilities into hypersonic, high‑temperature regimes while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires strong organizational skills, clear communication, confidentiality, and a willingness to learn new