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Firefly Aerospace · 1 day ago

Propulsion Analyst IV (CFD)

Cedar Park, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Firefly Aerospace is an end-to-end responsive space transportation company on a mission to enable space operations. The Propulsion Analyst IV (CFD) will be responsible for conducting propulsion system analysis and utilizing CFD to support the design and testing of propulsion systems across various vehicles.

AerospaceAir TransportationSatellite Communication

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform detailed steady state and pseudo-steady state propulsion system analysis

Perform CFD on fluid and propulsion systems

Work closely with multi-disciplinary propulsion and systems engineering teams to define the operating conditions and control systems of Firefly’s engines

Responsible for data reduction activities to characterize propulsion system performance with an emphasis on automating several portions of this workflow

Develop well documented codes or procedures for performing thermal and fluid analyses, and postprocessing test results

Responsible for updating and correlating models based on test and flight data

Evaluate analysis and test results to quantify sensitivities and uncertainties, calibrate simulations, and develop design recommendations

Maintain and report on activity, schedule, and technical status

Document analysis and test results for review by responsible engineers, peers, customers, and launch authorities

Responsible for reviewing the analysis of peers and mentor less experienced engineers

Work with responsible engineers to determine instrumentation setup for testing and contribute to the creation of test plans

Qualification

CFD toolsAerospace engineeringThermodynamicsProgramming FORTRANProgramming C/C++3D & 2D CAD softwareData reduction techniquesHigh-performance computingInterdisciplinary communicationModel validationStatistical principlesDatabase management

Required

BS degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering or related field and 8+ years of experience in mechanical or aerospace engineering

8+ years of experience with industrial CFD tools such as STAR-CCM+, Fluent, CFX, or OpenFOAM

Proficient with 3D & 2D CAD software packages such as Siemens NX, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, or CATIA

Experience in an engineering software environment

Proficient in the physics of bipropellant rocket engines, including compressible and incompressible flow, thermodynamics, multiphase flow, chemical kinetics, mechanics, and transient phenomena

Programming experience with at least one compiled computer language (preferably FORTRAN or C/C++) and one interpreted language (preferably Python or MATLAB) for model development and scripting

Experience in data reduction and model validation techniques with engine test data

Familiarity with source code control systems such as Bitbucket

Familiarity with Linux