Sentinel FST – Flight Systems Team – Fluid Dynamics Analyst MS&a T4
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Hill AFB, UT, USA |
| Salary | $118600 – $171700 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and 8 years of experience, or 6 years of experience with a Master’s degree; 4 years of experience with PHD
- Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
- 1 – 3 years of experience with data analysis in Python or MATLAB
- 1 – 5 years of experience with modeling, simulation, and analysis or software development
- Experience using Grid Generation tools and CFD software tools (CFD++, StarCCM+, ANSYS Fluent or similar) to simulate external fluid flows and using these tools to design for optimum flow performance.
Responsibilities
- Analyze, research, and develop vehicle environments (aerodynamic loads and shears, acoustics, heating, etc.) during missile fly-out and through all stages of flight.
- Support design of heat shield and vehicle outer mold line to optimize flight performance as well as analysis of internal flows (e.g. propulsion).
- Perform analyses utilizing hand calculations, low fidelity tools, and/or high fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) packages such as CFD++, StarCCM+ or Fluent as well as separate meshing tools such as Pointwise as appropriate.
- Assist the team in aero table generation, monte carlo runs, and general aero development.
- Develop an analysis capturing the appropriate fluid flow phenomenon as well as understanding the results when post processing the solution.
- Take the analyses from the beginning to end, including CAD preparation, meshing, CFD setup, case submission and tracking, post-processing and documentation.
- Conduct analyses that could include sub-sonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flow regimes as well as exo-atmospheric conditions.
- Work closely with multiple engineering disciplines including but not limited to Structural Dynamics, Guidance Navigation and Control Engineering, System Engineering, and Mechanical Design to achieve program objectives in a timely manner.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline
- Active US DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance
- Experience in vehicle aerodynamic coefficient generation and monte carlo methods
- Experience performing computational fluid dynamics analyses including designing to optimize flight performance
- Experience in Linux environments