Senior Aerodynamics Engineer: CFD & Wind-Tunnel Expert

Obsidian; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking a senior aerodynamics expert to build a benchmark of challenging questions in the field. You will author original engineering problems grounded in real industry scenarios and provide complete expert-level solutions.

You will validate difficulty by running them against frontier language models until at least one failure occurs. Required is a PhD in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with a thermofluids/aerodynamics focus, plus 5+ years of hands-on experience in

Qualifications

• PhD in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with a thermofluids/aerodynamics specialization.
• 5+ years of hands-on professional experience in external aerodynamics, CFD, wind tunnel testing, propulsion, or vehicle aerodynamics.

Responsibilities

• Author original, free-response engineering problems grounded in real industry scenarios.
• Write complete expert-level solutions for each problem and validate difficulty against frontier language models.

Skills

Problem solving

Research

Technical communication

Education

PhD in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CFD

Wind tunnel testing

Aeroelastic FEM

Job description

Obsidian is seeking a senior aerodynamics expert to build a benchmark of challenging questions in the field. You will author original engineering problems grounded in real industry scenarios and provide complete expert-level solutions.

You will validate difficulty by running them against frontier language models until at least one failure occurs. Required is a PhD in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with a thermofluids/aerodynamics focus, plus 5+ years of hands-on experience in