Hypersonic CFD Aerodynamicist — Drive High-Speed Flight

Aurex; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 118,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurex is seeking a CFD Aerodynamicist to perform advanced CFD analyses for hypersonic vehicles, delivering lift/drag, center-of-pressure, and stability data. You will develop aeroheating environments and collaborate with全球 multidisciplinary teams in Huntsville, AL.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace CFD, strong hypersonic knowledge, and experience with leading CFD tools. Active DoD Secret Clearance and in-person work at headquarters are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience in CFD analysis for aerospace vehicles, preferably including high-speed or hypersonic applications.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Strong understanding of hypersonic aerodynamics, compressible flow, shock interactions, and aero-thermal coupling.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-fidelity CFD analyses to determine lift, drag, center of pressure, stability derivatives, and overall aerodynamic performance of hypersonic vehicles.
• Generate and deliver aerodynamic databases, force/moment coefficients, center-of-pressure data, and stability derivatives to support GNC algorithm development and flight control design.
• Conduct coupled aero-thermal simulations to generate aeroheating environments and support thermal protection system design.
• Develop and execute CFD models including geometry prep, mesh generation, boundary conditions, turbulence modeling, and solver setup for hypersonic regimes.
• Collaborate with the Thermal Analyst Engineer to integrate aeroheating results into thermal/material response models.
• Validate CFD results against experimental, wind tunnel, or flight test data.
• Support design trades and optimization studies for aerodynamic performance, stability, and thermal loads.
• Document methodologies, results, and recommendations in clear technical reports.

Skills

CFD analysis

Hypersonic aerodynamics

Communicate results

Team collaboration

CAD tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Master's or PhD in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

5+ years CFD aerospace experience

Tools

ANSYS Fluent

CFX

STAR-CCM+

OpenFOAM

FUN3D

OVERFLOW

Job description

Aurex is seeking a CFD Aerodynamicist to perform advanced CFD analyses for hypersonic vehicles, delivering lift/drag, center-of-pressure, and stability data. You will develop aeroheating environments and collaborate with全球 multidisciplinary teams in Huntsville, AL.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace CFD, strong hypersonic knowledge, and experience with leading CFD tools. Active DoD Secret Clearance and in-person work at headquarters are required.