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Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education · 3 months ago

Collaborative Hypersonic And Missile Defense Research Internship

Dayton, OH

Internship

Onsite

Intern

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is offering internships in Collaborative Hypersonic and Missile Defense Research at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Interns will engage in hands-on learning and research in missile defense, working closely with faculty to develop hypersonic vehicle configurations and conduct experiments.

Government Administration

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Join a community of scientists and researchers in an effort to research missile defense

Experience hands-on learning with AFIT Graduate School of Engineering and Management Faculty in Hypersonic Vehicle development by participating in the configuration of new geometries in CAD

Model and simulate the vehicle response to aerodynamic, structural, and thermal loading conditions

Conduct physical experiments for validation

Learn how to predict the vehicle response under multiple flight paths, maneuvers, and load conditions

Participate in determining the vehicle's sustainability and resilience through the computation of stresses, deflections, and buckling resistance

Participate in computing the aerodynamic pressures using computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

Gain experience in analyzing vehicle stability and resilience under extreme operating conditions (e.g., high temperature operating conditions, vehicle response to various heat transfer modes)

Define the associated uncertainties in mission, vehicle geometry, and material variabilities

Enhance skills in developing optimized vehicle configurations for shape, size, and topology aspects of hypersonic mission

Consider aerodynamic, thermal, and structural performance requirements in a multidisciplinary optimization environment

Study the newly developed configurations and consider manufacturability issues for high temperature materials

Participate in wind tunnel experiments for representative Mach numbers and vehicle maneuver conditions for validating the prototypes

Document the findings and periodically present the research to other DoD Scientists and Engineers

Qualification

Hypersonic Vehicle DevelopmentComputational Fluid DynamicsCAD Software ProficiencyABAQUSNASTRANMatLabDAKOTACFL3DFUN3DResearch Presentation SkillsAnalytical SkillsTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Required

The qualified applicant will hold or be currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral degree in a STEM field

Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Only

Degree: Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or currently pursuing

Discipline(s): Chemistry and Materials Sciences, Communications and Graphics Design, Computer, Information, and Data Sciences, Earth and Geosciences, Engineering, Environmental and Marine Sciences, Life Health and Medical Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Other Non-Science & Engineering, Physics, Science & Engineering-related, Social and Behavioral Sciences