Aircraft Icing CFD Expert

2 weeks ago


Poway, California, United States General Atomics Full time

We are seeking an exceptional Aircraft Icing CFD Expert to join our team at General Atomics in San Diego, CA. This role is part of our Flight Technologies department, where you will contribute to the icing analyses of subsonic and transonic air vehicles. The estimated salary for this position is around $120,000 per year, based on industry standards.

Key Responsibilities
  • Performing ice accretion analysis, de/anti-icing system sizing and optimization, ice shedding trajectory analysis, mathematical modeling, aerodynamic predictions, test planning and support, flight and wind tunnel data analysis, and documentation.
  • Plan, manage, and execute aerodynamic analyses using tools that range from handbook methods via inviscid tools all the way to Navier-Stokes CFD and associated meshing tools.
  • Develop and maintain in-house analysis tools, perform mathematical modeling, and provide aerodynamic design support for new and existing aircraft.
  • Support various tests including wind tunnel tests and flight tests, including reducing and analyzing the data after the test and documenting the results.
  • Generate reports, specifications, and memos of the obtained aerodynamic and performance results and present them in meetings and phone conferences to all level employees and customers.

This position requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline, strong technical knowledge of external aerodynamics of aircraft at subsonic and transonic speeds, strong knowledge of icing certification requirements, and proficiency with icing analysis tools LEWICE and/or FENSAP-ICE. Other typical CFD tools may include ANSYS/FLUENT, ANSA, and/or Siemens StarCCM+.



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