Aerothermal Engineer
Core
Own the full thermal and aerothermal engineering cycle for UAV platforms, from design recommendations and simulation to wind tunnel and flight test campaigns.
Role type
hands-on IC aerothermal engineer (UAV)
Builds
autonomous defense UAV platforms
Domain
defense + aerospace
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
convective/conductive/radiative heat transfer theory, boundary layer theory, viscous flow physics, CFD simulation (OpenFOAM, Star-CCM+, ANSYS Fluent/CFX), wind tunnel test planning and execution, flight test data analysis, Python scripting for data processing and automation
Preferred skills
external aerodynamics fundamentals, RC aircraft/drone building and tuning
Technologies
OpenFOAM, Star-CCM+, ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX, Python
Responsibilities
Provide early-stage design guidance on thermal management architecture; set up, run, and validate thermal models and coupled thermal-fluid CFD tools; drive iterative aerothermal optimization cycles; design, plan, and execute aerothermal wind tunnel experiments; contribute to and lead in-flight thermal measurement campaigns; act as thermal interface between aerodynamics, propulsion, mechanical, and GNC teams
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
