Sr. Propulsion Fluids Analyst (Raptor Systems Engineering)
Core
Evaluating and improving engine hardware designs through fluids and thermal analyses to validate predictions with engine test and flight data for the Raptor engine.
Role type
Senior IC propulsion fluids analyst
Builds
Full-flow staged combustion engine for the largest launch vehicle in history
Domain
Aerospace propulsion / liquid bipropellant rocket engines
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
compressible and incompressible fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, CFD simulation setup and execution, mesh generation, conjugate heat transfer, transient fluids modeling, thermal and heat transfer modeling, engine cycles and injector types, MATLAB/Python scripting
Preferred skills
Master's degree in engineering, experience with SINDA/FLUINT, experience with Siemens NX for parasolids, experience with ANSYS CFX, aerospace industry experience
Technologies
Sinda/Fluint, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS CFX, Siemens NX, MATLAB, Python
Responsibilities
Perform fluids, CFD, and thermal analysis to drive design decisions for flight engine hardware; Collaborate with propulsion engineers on engine component design cycles; Ground model predictions through hands-on validation of testing and flight hardware; Organize and improve integrated system models and analysis workflow
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC