• Lead CFD studies across conceptual, preliminary, and detailed aircraft design phases

• Define appropriate aerodynamic modeling strategies and fidelity levels across program maturity

• Develop high-fidelity 6DOF aerodynamic databases, including force and moment coefficients, control   effectiveness, hinge moments, and propulsion-airframe interaction effects

• Perform unsteady and maneuver-based CFD simulations to evaluate flight risk and concept feasibility

• Conduct aerodynamic trade studies and sensitivity analyses to inform configuration-level decisions

• Support wind tunnel and flight test planning; correlate CFD predictions to experimental data

• Mentor junior engineers in aerodynamic modeling best practices and engineering judgment

• Contribute to internal toolchain development, workflow automation, and advanced modeling capability

• Participate in internal and customer-facing design reviews, test readiness reviews, flight briefings, and technical meetings.

• Contribute to a broad swath of novel aircraft platforms ranging from Small Unmanned Air Systems (SUAS) to  Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; nine or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, seven or more years of experience with a masters degree, or four or more years with a PhD.  May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Demonstrated applied experience using high-fidelity Navier-Stokes CFD solvers for aircraft aerodynamics
• Experience running CFD simulations on high-performance computing (HPC) clusters
• Strong foundational understanding of turbulence modeling, numerical methods, solver limitations, and modeling assumptions
• Demonstrated ownership of complete CFD workflows, including CAD preparation, mesh generation, solver setup, convergence assessment, and force/moment extraction
• Experience developing aerodynamic databases for flight mechanics, stability & control, or performance analysis
• Strong programming proficiency in Python and MATLAB for scientific computing and workflow automation
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
• Ability to work on-site during normal business hours for indeterminate periods of time as dictated by program security requirements.

• Experience with gradient-based and gradient-free optimization applied to aerodynamic shape optimization problems
• Experience developing surrogate or reduced-order models for rapid aerodynamic performance estimation
• Demonstrated validation, verification, and uncertainty quantification (UQ) of aerodynamic models
• Experience with statistical methods for design space exploration and sensitivity analysis
• Experience using or developing lower-fidelity aerodynamic tools (e.g., AVL, XFOIL, MSES), including understanding of their appropriate use and limitations
• Applied experience running unsteady and multi-body CFD simulations.
• Experience with experimental aerodynamic data processing and CFD correlation
• Experience contributing to production-quality engineering software using modern development practices
• Active DoD Secret, or higher, security clearance.

Clearance Required?: Desired
Clearance Level: Secret
US Citizenship Required?: Yes