Fluid Systems Engineer
Core
Conduct analysis, modeling, planning, and review of fluid systems characterization for space, launch, and reentry vehicles, assessing steady and transient internal flows.
Role type
Senior Member of Technical Staff (Fluid Systems Engineer)
Builds
Fluid systems for space, launch, and reentry vehicles
Domain
Aerospace engineering, fluid mechanics
Required skills
fluid mechanics, incompressible and compressible flow theory, analytical methods, computational fluid dynamics
Preferred skills
PhD in aerospace/aeronautical/mechanical engineering, hydraulics, pneumatics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mass transfer, free-surface flows, fluid networks, liquid propulsion systems, cryogenics, slosh analysis, experimental methods, hardware, instrumentation
Technologies
CFD, analytical methods
Responsibilities
Conduct analysis, modeling, planning, and review functions associated with fluid systems characterization; Assess steady and transient internal flows in vehicle components/sub-systems; Participate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to resolve technical issues; Perform day-of-launch activities at on-site facilities and national launch sites; Support technical interchange meetings, review of contractor analyses, and mission assurance reviews; Provide objective technical viewpoints to government and civil customers; Interface with contractors, government personnel, research laboratories, and academia
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC