Principal Engineer / Project Lead - Hypersonics
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Summary
About the Role
About You
- US Citizen and meet eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.
- MS Degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering (or related STEM discipline) and at least 8 years of related experience.
- Experience in developing and applying modeling and simulation tools for hypersonic aerothermal response modeling.
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
- Prior experience serving as a team, project, or IPT lead.
- Experience developing and applying modeling and simulation tools to additional hypersonic-related physical phenomena.
- Experience / familiarity with ground test facilities in support of hypersonic programs.
- Experience / familiarity with hypersonic flight test programs.
- Active Secret level security clearance.
- PhD in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering (or related STEM field).
Benefits
- Competitive salaries and excellent employee benefits.
- Employer matching 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
- Highly competitive insurance package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance.
- Company paid leave, compensation time, parental leave, long-term and short-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance.
- Performance appraisals occur twice a year with annual pay increases based on corporate goals and personal development.
- Group and individual bonuses for exceptional performance.
CFD Research Corporation specializes in engineering simulations and innovative designs for Aerospace, Biomedical, Defense, Materials, Energy, and other industries. Using our software and experimental facilities, we develop new hardware concepts, innovative designs, and prototypes. We have over 50 patents awarded or pending in the areas of biotechnology, combustion, propulsion, and materials. CFDRC’s software and expertise allow coupled multiscale, multiphysics simulations of fluid, thermal, chemical, biological, electrical, and mechanical phenomena for real-world applications. Such simulations provide dearer insights into complex systems and thus enable better decisions and facilitate better products with lower risk, reduced cost, and less time.