Rotorcraft Design & Trade Studies Engineer

CFD Research Corporation; Huntsville (TN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Comprehensive medical, vision, and affd

Job summary

CFD Research Corporation seeks multidisciplinary design experts in rotary-wing and advanced air vehicle design to support the U.S. Army Aviation & Missle Center’s TDD.

The role focuses on modeling, analysis, and design trades for rotorcraft concepts using NDARC and related tools, with on-site responsibilities at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL. You will develop new modeling tools, integrate existing computational resources, and work with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver performance estimates

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.
• Travel up to 10% of the time.
• B.S. in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or related field from an accredited college or university.
• M.S. in the same field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess air vehicle performance and weights against operational requirements under mentorship of senior engineers.
• Develop and validate new computational tools to enhance rotorcraft design processes.
• Conduct trade studies with TDD stakeholders to compare design options for performance and cost.
• Use NDARC for aircraft modeling and performance assessment.
• Integrate and automate modeling tools for design of experiments and design space exploration.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver system-level assessments of technologies.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

Security clearance eligibility

Willingness to Travel

Education

B.S. in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

M.S. in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

NDARC

AIDEN

ALPINE

OpenVSP

OpenMDAO

Job description

CFD Research Corporation seeks multidisciplinary design experts in rotary-wing and advanced air vehicle design to support the U.S. Army Aviation & Missle Center’s TDD.

The role focuses on modeling, analysis, and design trades for rotorcraft concepts using NDARC and related tools, with on-site responsibilities at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL. You will develop new modeling tools, integrate existing computational resources, and work with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver performance estimates