Aerodynamics Engineer (Starship)

The role

Aerodynamics engineers predict the aerodynamics and aerothermal environments for the booster and ship during all mission phases. They use engineering models, simulations, and wind-tunnel testing to provide predictions for flight validation.

What you will do

• Prepare, mesh, run, and post process CFD models
• Review post-flight data and compare to pre-flight estimates
• Interface with responsible engineers to provide design inputs
• Write code and scripts in a variety of languages for automated workflows

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering
• Experience with lower-order, engineering-level analysis tools
• Proficiency creating watertight 3D models and CFD grids, running CFD on Linux/Unix systems, and post-processing data with Tecplot or ParaView
• 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
• Strong background in external, compressible fluid dynamics
• Self-motivated, with strong organizational, communication and documentation skills

About the company

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. The company is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars.