Senior High Speed Aerodynamicist

Senior High Speed Aerodynamicist

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job ID:

00000411641

Date Posted:

2024-02-09

Location:

USA - Long Beach, CA

Job Description Qualifications:

The Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) Advanced Concepts team located in Southern California is hiring for a Senior High Speed Aerodynamicist to support Flight Sciences in Long Beach, CA.

The Aerodynamicist will be responsible for evaluating aerodynamic design with wing design and optimization considerations for airplane level assessments, utilizing various computational tools and methods to evaluates preliminary design trade studies.

Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including; Senior Level 4 or Senior Level 5.

Position Responsibilities:

• Leads the performance of aerodynamic analysis and design of flight vehicles and their components

• Establishes scope and framework for standardization of design processes and common tools identification

• Leading the development for improving vehicle performance, capability and safety, design and development cycle times and state of the art or technology readiness level to create and validate new design and analysis processes

• Oversees analyses and testing to determine that compliance requirements

• Develops the strategy for new test processes and procedures.

• Mentors others

• Works under consultative direction

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite in Long Beach, CA.

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required.  “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.  

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Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics

• 9+ years of experience with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) based aerodynamic analysis and design

• Experience with 3D modelling software (e.g. CATIA)

Preferred Qualification (Desired Skills / Experience):

• 12 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience 

• Product development or conceptual airplane design experience

• High speed aerodynamic design and analysis experience

• Experience with CFD tools (e.g. Overflow, TRANAIR, CFD++)

• Airplane sizing and analysis experience including vehicle sizing and performance principles, tools, and processes

• Project managements skills and the ability to work multiple projects simultaneously

Typical Education/Experience: 

• Senior (Level 4): Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+4 years' related work experience, Master+7 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

• Senior (Level 5): Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 14 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+9 years' related work experience, Master+12 years' related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Relocation: 

• This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Shift Work Statement:

• This position is for 1st shift with off shift support as needed.

Union:

• This is not a union represented position.

Drug Free Workplace:

• Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compens