Senior Aerothermal Engineer

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!     

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Aerothermal Engineer to join the team!

We are actively searching for qualified candidates for this potential opening; however, we do not have assurance at this time when the position will be finalized and opened. Because we have strong reason to believe the position will be approved soon, we are proceeding with identifying qualified candidates and conducting interviews.

The Senior Aerothermal Engineer will:

• Apply knowledge of high-speed Earth entry aerothermodynamics of spacecraft to boundary layer transition modeling.
• Utilize NASA Aerothermal CFD solvers for spacecraft entry analyses (such as DPLR, LAURA, US3D, FUN3D).
• Create CFD grids utilizing grid generation software like Pointwise or Hypermesh.
• Create CFD visualizations utilizing tools like Tecplot, Fieldview, or Paraview.
• Analyze and interpret ground test and flight data from aerodynamic and aerothermal perspectives.
• Perform deep dive analyses.
• Perform other duties as required.​

Requisition Qualifications:

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and may be expected to have a related master’s or higher degree and normally possess 15+ years of related experience.
• Expertise in high-speed Earth entry aerothermodynamics of spacecraft.
• Expertise in boundary layer transition modeling and interpretation of ground test and flight data.
• Familiarity with cavity, protuberance, blowing, and roughness induced boundary layer transition.
• Experience with a NASA Aerothermal CFD solver (DPLR, LAURA, US3D, FUN3D).
• Expert in entry vehicles including supersonic and hypersonic flows, aerodynamics, trajectories, and Aerothermodynamics.