Senior Aerothermal CFD Methods Engineer

Inversionspace; California (MO); On-site; USD 161,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Inversion is seeking an experienced CFD and aerothermal modeling expert to lead development of high-enthalpy flow solvers and multi-phase flow models in a fast-paced environment in Playa Vista, CA.

The role requires a PhD or equivalent experience, 9+ years in CFD, and the ability to obtain US government security clearance. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with production analysts to deliver robust tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Typically 9+ years of experience in CFD methods and solver capabilities.
• Experience writing, extending or modifying high-enthalpy CFD solvers.
• Experience modeling high-temperature gas dynamics and thermochemical non-equilibrium.
• Experience modeling multi-phase flows with droplet interactions (atomization, breakup).
• Strong fundamentals in numerical methods for compressible flow (finite volume, shock capturing).
• Proficiency in Fortran, C, or C++.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Build and extend computational tools to characterize the aerothermal environment around reentry vehicles.
• Develop, implement, and validate extensions to high enthalpy flow solvers.
• Implement and improve models of high-temperature gas dynamics, including non-equilibrium chemistry.
• Develop multi-phase flow modeling with emphasis on droplet interactions.
• Verify and validate capabilities against analytical solutions, ground tests, and flight data.
• Work closely with production aerothermal analysts to harden tools.
• Mentor engineers across the aerothermal team.

Skills

CFD methods

Solver development

Fortran

C/C++

High-enthalpy CFD

Numerical methods

Multi-phase flow

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical engineering

PhD in related field

Tools

US3D

MPI

Job description

Inversion is seeking an experienced CFD and aerothermal modeling expert to lead development of high-enthalpy flow solvers and multi-phase flow models in a fast-paced environment in Playa Vista, CA.

The role requires a PhD or equivalent experience, 9+ years in CFD, and the ability to obtain US government security clearance. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with production analysts to deliver robust tools.