Aerodynamics Engineer

6 days ago


Hawthorne, California, United States SpaceX Full time
Job Title: Aerodynamics Engineer - Starship Development

About the Role:
The Starship Aerodynamics team at SpaceX is seeking a highly skilled Aerodynamics Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for predicting the aerodynamics and aerothermal environments of our Starship during all phases of its mission.

Responsibilities:
- Prepare, mesh, run, and post-process CFD models
- Review post-flight data and compare to pre-flight estimates
- Interface with responsible engineers, providing them inputs to their designs and ensuring they have a clear understanding of the physical phenomena they are dealing with
- Write code and scripts in a variety of languages, making sure they share common interfaces and can be part of a mostly automated workflow

Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience with aerodynamic and aerothermal analysis

Preferred Skills:
- Master's degree or PhD in aerospace or mechanical engineering
- Experience with Siemens STAR-CCM+ and developing scripts in Java for it
- Experience with solvers used by NASA for entry vehicles, e.g. FUN3D, Loci/CHEM, DPLR
- Experimental testing experience
- Data processing and analysis in MATLAB or Python
- Experience with Siemens NX
- Experience with thermal protection systems
- Strong background in external, compressible fluid dynamics

Additional Requirements:
- Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed

Compensation and Benefits:
- Pay range: $125,000 - $175,000 per year
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
- Short & long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Various other discounts and perks

ITAR Requirements:
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Equal Opportunity Employer:
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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