PhD Graduate - Advanced Vehicle Design & Propulsion

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, MD, invites PhD holders to join the Vehicle Design and Technologies Group to translate research into national programs.

You will model aerodynamics, perform multi-fidelity analyses with CFD and thermal tools, plan wind tunnel tests, and help design future vehicles and propulsion systems for high-performance and strategic missions.

Qualifications

• PhD in aerospace or mechanical engineering.
• Experience in aerodynamics, aerothermal, propulsion, thermal, or structural technologies.
• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain Interim Secret security clearance by start date and Secret clearance eventually.

Responsibilities

• Model aerodynamic characteristics of air-vehicle configurations including hypersonic re-entry and UAVs.
• Conduct multi-fidelity analysis using CFD and thermal software for aerothermal design across flow regimes.
• Plan and execute wind tunnel and arcjet tests; validate predictions with post-test analysis.
• Design future conceptual vehicles and perform multidisciplinary system analyses including launch integration.
• Optimize hypersonic propulsion designs including inlet design and system integration.

Skills

Aerodynamics

Aerothermal

Propulsion

Thermal

Structural Eng

Communication

Collaboration

Education

PhD in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Tools

CFD software

In-house CFD tools

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, MD, invites PhD holders to join the Vehicle Design and Technologies Group to translate research into national programs.

You will model aerodynamics, perform multi-fidelity analyses with CFD and thermal tools, plan wind tunnel tests, and help design future vehicles and propulsion systems for high-performance and strategic missions.