Archer · 1 month ago
Sr. CFD Engineer, Fixed-Wing
San Jose, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expArcher is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. The Sr. CFD Engineer will perform aerodynamic design and simulations of Archer's eVTOL aircraft, support vehicle aerodynamic design through all phases of the project, and develop high-fidelity models of the aircraft.
AerospaceAir TransportationElectric VehicleManufacturing
No H1B
Responsibilities
Perform aerodynamic design and simulations of Archer eVTOL aircraft using CFD
Run aerodynamic shape optimizations of different components of Archer vehicles
Develop and maintain high-fidelity models of Archer eVTOL aircraft
Loft high quality surfaces for OML definition
Correlate and validate CFD simulation results with lower-fidelity simulations, flight test data, and wind tunnel experiments
Support vehicle aerodynamic design through all phases of the project, from conceptual design to certification
Qualification
Required
BS / MS / PhD in Aeronautics Engineering or related fields
5+ years of experience with BS, or 3+ years of experience with MS, or 2 years of experience with PhD modeling rotorcraft, tiltrotor, eVTOL aerodynamics with CFD
Strong understanding of fixed-wing and rotorcraft aerodynamics
Strong theoretical background in fluid mechanics and CFD
Experience in aerodynamic design and shape optimization
Experience with surface parametrization and aerodynamic shape optimization
Experience in modeling turbulent flows, boundary layer transition, unsteady and interactional aerodynamic phenomena
Experience with steady and unsteady RANS
Experience with NASA Overflow CFD software required
Proficiency in meshing 3D surface & volume meshing utilizing structured overset meshes and/or unstructured tetrahedral/hexahedral meshes. Experience using NASA's Chimera grid tools package preferred
Proficiency in 3D CAD modeling (NX preferred)
Proficiency in Python. Experience in coding in Fortran is a plus
Familiarity with software development best practices and version control (git)
Good knowledge of high-performance computing hardware and software
Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills
Ability to work in groups and individually
Experience in a fast-paced design environment
Preferred
Experience using NASA's Chimera grid tools package
Experience with NASA Fun3D CFD software
Experience with HELIOS computational framework
Familiarity with PointWise
Experience performing acoustic analysis
Familiarity with cloud computing platforms
Company
Archer
Archer is an aerospace company that developed an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft tailored for urban air mobility systems.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.48BKey Investors
BlackRockStellantis
2025-11-06Post Ipo Equity· $650M
2025-06-12Post Ipo Equity· $850M
2025-02-11Post Ipo Equity· $300M
Leadership Team
Adam Goldstein
Founder and CEO
Tom Muniz
Chief Technology Officer
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