Lead Aerothermodynamics CFD Engineer - Exascale HPC

Analytical Mechanics Associates Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Short/long term disability plans

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. seeks an Aerothermodynamics Engineer to lead CFD software development and HPC modernization for NASA Ames’ Code TSA in Mountain View, CA. You will port CPU/MPI tools to GPU-accelerated platforms and create Python interfaces, workflows, and testing infrastructure.

The role focuses on multi-physics aerothermodynamics, radiative heat transfer, and high-performance computing on modern hardware, with collaboration across engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or closely related field.
• Strong background in numerical methods for computational fluid dynamics through research or professional work.
• Experience developing massively parallel CFD solvers for Linux environments with CPU & GPU hardware.
• Familiarity with scale-resolving or high-fidelity simulation methods (RANS-LES, LES, DNS).
• Experience with CFD verification/validation and documenting methods and results.

Responsibilities

• Develop CFD/CFD-based multi-physics aerothermodynamics software for reentry problems.
• Prepare geometries, meshes, and simulation inputs; establish best practice workflows.
• Set up and monitor CFD simulations on HPC systems; post-process results.
• Compare simulations with experimental data and perform convergence/mesh studies.
• Document methods, configurations, and results for reports and publications.

Skills

Fortran

C++

Python

GPU programming

CUDA

OpenMP

HPC

Numerical methods

Education

Master's degree or higher in Aerospace Engineering / Aeronautical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PETSc

HDF5

Kokkos

OpenMP

CUDA

Job description

Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. seeks an Aerothermodynamics Engineer to lead CFD software development and HPC modernization for NASA Ames’ Code TSA in Mountain View, CA. You will port CPU/MPI tools to GPU-accelerated platforms and create Python interfaces, workflows, and testing infrastructure.

The role focuses on multi-physics aerothermodynamics, radiative heat transfer, and high-performance computing on modern hardware, with collaboration across engineering teams.