Sentinel CFD Aeronautical Engineer - 18628

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Aeronautical Engineer. This position is located in Roy, Utah and supports the Sentinel program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You Will Get To Do:

As a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Aeronautical Engineer on the Aero/Fluids team you will be responsible for supporting the Aero/Fluids functional homeroom manager in guiding the execution and ensuring quality of the Aero/Fluids teamwork products across Sentinel and Advanced Programs.

Position responsibilities include:

• Conduct high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to accurately predict missile aerodynamic performance under various flight regimes.

• All aspects of the CFD process which include: cleaning up geometry, making meshes, setting up boundary conditions, monitoring solution convergence and post processes results.

• Ensure the quality of Aero/Fluids team products meets the technical excellence standards

• Collaborate closely with other relevant disciplines/IPTs, e.g. Flight Analysis, Structures, Propulsion, Integration and test, etc.

• Communicate effectively and clearly; present technical approaches and findings to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders.

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. 

Basic Qualifications:

CFD Aeronautical Engineer: 2 Years with Bachelors in Science in related engineering field; 1 year with Masters; 0 Years with PhD.; or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree

• Must be a US Citizen with an Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret and Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

• Deep understanding of fluid dynamics principles, aerodynamic theory, and numerical methods used in various types of simulation (Subsonic, supersonic, hypersonic, and rarefied flow.)

• Experience with commercial CFD codes such as CFD++, StarCCM+, or ANSYS Fluent including meshing, running cases, and post processing results in Tecplot.

• Strong communication skills and ability to work across IPTs.

• Experience using CAD software to clean up geometry for CFD.

• Demonstrated technical writing experience in both authoring and reviewing formal analysis documentation.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.

• Understanding of ablation, boundary layer transition, acoustics, plasma and other complex reacting flow phenomenon.

• 1 year of experience developing aerodynamic models, tools, databases using Matlab, Python, C++ or similar for integration into 3/6DOF simulations.

• 1 year of experience with analytical aerodynamic design tools, e.g. Missile DATCOM or similar.

• Experience analyzing wind tunnel test data and flight test results for verification and validation of models.

• Demonstrated experience working with Linux and Windows based HPC's for aero/fluids work.

• Involvement with the planning and execution of physical aerodynamics related testing applications such as wind tunnels or flight test validation including scheduling, test matrix and development of test items.

• Analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

• Prior exposure to defense projects or working within regulated environments is highly desirable.

• DoD Top Secret Clearance.