Senior Aerothermal Engineer

3 weeks ago

Long Beach, United States CareerBuilder Full time

Company Overview:

At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanitys industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.

Your journey with us is more than just a job its an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.

Team:

The Integrated Performance department at Relativity Space is responsible for ensuring that our rockets will achieve our overall objectives and satisfy stringent customer and government requirements. Our department comprises teams responsible for Flight Sciences, including Aerodynamics, Thermal, Loads, and Dynamics; Integrated Structures Analysis; Guidance, Navigation, and Control & Vehicle Performance (GNCP); Systems Engineering; Mission Reliability; and Product Engineering. We architect and execute analysis, simulation, operations, and test projects for all of Relativitys hardware and software teams in pursuit of mission success . Overall, this team is critical to the launch success of Terran R

What youll do:

Develop and execute CFD analyses to solve novel challenges in vehicle entry heating and supersonic retropropulsion

Drive the design of major Terran R system elements like fins, flaps, heat shields, and primary structure - to meet criteria for temperature and heating

Guide and mentor responsible hardware engineers to ensure hardware meets aerothermal requirements

Scope and develop aerothermal databases for ascent and entry, including uncertainty quantification, from multiple sources like CFD, empirical methods, and wind tunnel testing

Mature Relativitys tools for developing and communicating aerothermal data, including custom and commercial code, databases, and signal processing tools

To be successful in this role, you should be self-motivated, adaptable, and able to contribute significantly to a fast-paced, integrated vehicle program. You should also be able to resolve ambiguity and drive projects to completion. Ideally, you have significant compressible flow, CFD, and High-Performance Computing (HPC) experience as well as a proven track record completing projects successfully in a highly collaborative environment.

On a weekly basis, you will be performing analysis, developing software tools, and supporting design teams.You will also use your strong organizational skills to properly manage the documentation and communication of your actions, recommendations, and decisions.

What you need to know:

A graduate degree in engineering or related field and 5+ years relevant experience

Industry-leading expertise in compressible flow and CFD, preferably on entry vehicles

Experience architecting and executing CFD workflows for external or internal flows, preferably including engine plume simulation

Direct experience with thermal analysis and heat transfer simulations

Experience solving complex problems on integrated vehicles

Proficiency in Python and industry-standard CFD tools like FUN3D and Star-CCM+, including use of HPC clusters

Nice to haves but not required:

10+ years relevant experience across 2 or more program lifecycles

Experience with thermal protection system sizing & analysis using standard tools like FIAT, CHAR, MINIVER, or LAURA

Exposure to aerothermal wind tunnel and flight testing and instrumentation

Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous vacation policy,

an annual

L&D stipend and more

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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