About this role
About the Role Stratolaunch is seeking a Level II or Sr-level Flight Sciences Engineer to support the conceptual design and aerodynamic analyses of hypersonic vehicles. You will contribute to a small hypersonic advanced design team, designing current and future Stratolaunch hypersonic vehicles, performing conceptual design trade studies, detailed design and analysis tasks, development of analytical tools, and flight test support of operating vehicles. What You'll Do
- Perform vehicle trajectory analysis and optimization on current and future vehicles
- Contribute to development of aerodynamic databases using analytical, numerical, ground and flight test data
- Perform analytical and numerical analyses to evaluate the aerodynamics, performance, and stability & control of hypersonic vehicles
- Develop aerodynamic models for a variety of hypersonic vehicle configurations
- Contribute to flight performance simulations through modeling and/or aerodynamic analyses
- Analyze wind tunnel and flight test data, as required
- Develop advanced design tools, as required
- Support the preparation of business proposals to the US Government and industry
- Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, integrity, and fulfillment of commitments What We're Looking For
- Knowledge of, and experience with, aerodynamics, performance, stability & control, and atmospheric aerospace vehicle design
- Experience with subsonic, transonic, or supersonic theory and analyses
- Ability to self-start, work with urgency, and prioritize tasking to fit within the business goals
- Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
- Willing and able to obtain and maintain a security clearance Nice to Have
- Experience with hypersonic aerodynamic theory and analysis
- Experience with hypersonic vehicle development and/or test
- Experience with supersonic vehicle development and/or test
- Experience building aerodynamics models for complex aerospace vehicles
- Experience with trajectory shaping and optimization
- Proficient in lofting compound surfaces for aerospace vehicles
- Experience with CFD analysis tools – US3D, Fun3D, Pointwise, Link3D, StarCCM, Kestrel
- Experience with computer-aided design (CAD) software tools
- Experience with trajectory optimization analysis tools
- Familiarity with configuration management systems – Jira (preferred)
- Familiarity with revision control of software – Git (preferred)
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, MATLAB, or similar)
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $101,079 - $158,000 per year (Level II and Sr-Level)
- 9/80 schedule
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
- 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
- Tuition reimbursement