Senior Aerodynamics Engineer: Reentry & Hypersonics (On-site)

Hardware FYI; Vista (CA); Hybride; USD 137 000 - 193 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Advanced Reentry Technologies seeks a Senior Aerodynamics Engineer to build and maintain aerodynamic databases across the full flight envelope, from hypersonic entry to terminal flight, integrating CFD, panel methods, and wind-tunnel data.

You will drive system-level simulations, support GNC and mission design teams, and develop automation tooling for database generation, while refining models with wind tunnel and flight-test data. This is an on-site Playa Vista, CA role.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, or an equivalent field.
• Experience with the aerodynamics of reentry, hypersonic, or lifting-body vehicles.
• Experience with uncertainty quantification and the definition of aerodynamic dispersions for Monte Carlo simulation.
• Experience reconciling aerodynamic models against flight test data, including aerodynamic parameter identification.
• Familiarity with Fidelity Pointwise, Link3D, or equivalent meshing software for generating high-quality meshes.
• Experience with high-performance computing environments and large-scale CFD campaign automation.
• Experience with wind tunnel testing, including test planning, execution, and/or data reduction.
• Familiarity with 6-DOF flight simulation as a downstream consumer of aerodynamic databases.
• Prior experience working in startups and/or small independent teams.

Responsabilités

• Develop and maintain aerodynamic databases spanning the full flight envelope, from hypersonic entry through terminal flight.
• Predict the aerodynamic forces and moments on reentry vehicles using high fidelity CFD tools across their flight envelopes.
• Apply lower-order tools to efficiently populate the broader envelope.
• Aggregate data of varying fidelity into coherent database products and define associated uncertainties to drive 3-DOF and 6-DOF simulations.
• Support downstream users across GNC, simulation, and mission design in applying the databases correctly.
• Build and mature the tooling and automation behind database generation and delivery.
• Refine models using wind tunnel and flight-testing data.
• This position is on-site at Inversion HQ in Playa Vista, CA.

Connaissances

Hypersonic Aerodynamics

Uncertainty Quantification

Monte Carlo Simulation

Flight Model Calibration

6-DOF Flight Simulation

HPC & CFD Automation

Wind Tunnel Testing

Startup Experience

Formation

MS/PhD in Aerospace

Outils

Fidelity Pointwise

Link3D

Description du poste

Advanced Reentry Technologies seeks a Senior Aerodynamics Engineer to build and maintain aerodynamic databases across the full flight envelope, from hypersonic entry to terminal flight, integrating CFD, panel methods, and wind-tunnel data.

You will drive system-level simulations, support GNC and mission design teams, and develop automation tooling for database generation, while refining models with wind tunnel and flight-test data. This is an on-site Playa Vista, CA role.