Senior Aerodynamics/CFD Engineer We are seeking a Senior Aerodynamics/CFD Engineer for our Boulder, Colorado location. This role can be remote with travel.
Responsibilities:
Design, loft and optimize components that affect the aircraft aerodynamics and outer mold line (OML).Build models, clean CAD geometry, and generate computational meshes to run CFD simulations that:
Inform aircraft trade studies and configuration design decisions using appropriately fidelity levels.
Support aerodynamic design across all phases, from concept development through certification.
Develop and maintain high-fidelity aerodynamic databases for performance prediction, external-loads analysis, and real-time six-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) simulations.
Correlate and validate CFD results against simulations of varying fidelity (e.g. cross-code comparisons, wind-tunnel testing, and flight-test data). Iterate models as new data becomes available.
Post-process and analyze simulation and test data. Summarize results in reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders, as needed.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (performance, acoustics, loads, stability and control, control laws, systems, and instrumentation) to define simulation parameters and requirements, ensure model accuracy, and provide CFD expertise to guide design decisions.
Develop and improve the software methods, tools, and workflows that support aerodynamic modeling.
Support verification and validation activities that rely on model outputs (e.g., failure hazard assessments (FHAs)).Train and mentor junior aerodynamics engineers.
