Senior Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineer

Senior Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineer

Requirements

• A Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline.
• Twelve (12) years professional technical experience including at least six (6) years specialized experience in the areas of concept definition, analysis, design, integration, engineering, and testing which includes: guided munition weapon systems, guided and unguided projectiles, guided missiles, and guided rockets, advanced fire control and methods to close the fire control loop against emerging threats, gun and launcher systems, sensors, high speed projectiles & bullets, missiles and rockets.
• Ability to work as a team member and to develop solutions through background investigation, research, and discussion.
• Ability to use advanced techniques and to modify and extend theories, precepts and practices in the areas of structural and/or coupled fluid-thermal-structural design and analysis.
• Ability to plan and coordinate individual assignments as well as assignments for others to meet project goals.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Understanding of computational mesh generation principles and proficiency with mesh generation tools.
• Proficiency in commercial or government off the shelf finite element, finite volume or finite difference solvers applied to structural problems (Sierra Solid Mechanics or Abaqus preferred).
• Experience with high-performance computing resources, composite materials, high-temperature effects, or failure modes.
• Advanced level skills in Microsoft Office software suite – Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and outside contacts.
• Strong interpersonal skills and good judgment with the ability to work alone or as part of a team.
• Must currently hold a security clearance at the Secret level. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-fidelity computational physics analysis using finite element software tools to assess the structural survivability of hypersonic weapon concepts and test hardware.
• Engage with national teams supporting the development and fielding of new weapon concepts and provide computational modeling subject matter expertise.
• Generate briefing materials, documentation, reports and other artifacts to inform programmatic and design decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with high speed aerospace structures, or with Sandia National Lab’s SIERRA tool suite.