Hypersonic Mission Performance Engineer

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a Mission Performance Engineer to analyze, develop and prototype next generation reentry systems, hypersonic vehicles, and enabling technologies for strategic missions. You will join a collaborative team driving innovation, challenging work, and personal development.

You will produce reports and presentations communicating findings to sponsors and partners, while advancing system level objectives across the program’s mission

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline.
• Familiarity with flight vehicle physics and dynamics.
• Experience with modeling and simulation tools.
• Programming in MATLAB, Python, and/or other high performance languages.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-discipline teams to develop hypersonic and reentry system designs and prototypes for strategic missions.
• Develop modeling and simulation tools to analyze ballistic missiles, hypersonic vehicles, and reentry systems.
• Perform trade studies and performance assessments of conceptual designs across mission spaces.
• Own and maintain high-fidelity flight simulation models and enhance their runtime performance.

Skills

Modeling & simulation

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Flight dynamics

Education

Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Simulink

High-performance languages

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a Mission Performance Engineer to analyze, develop and prototype next generation reentry systems, hypersonic vehicles, and enabling technologies for strategic missions. You will join a collaborative team driving innovation, challenging work, and personal development.

You will produce reports and presentations communicating findings to sponsors and partners, while advancing system level objectives across the program’s mission