Senior Aerodynamics CFD Engineer Job Boulder area,Colorado USA,Engineering

We are seeking a Senior Aerodynamics/CFD Engineer for our Boulder, Colorado location. This role can be remote with travel.

Responsibilities

Design, loft and optimize components that affect the aircraft aerodynamics and outer mold line (OML).

Build models, clean CAD geometry, and generate computational meshes to run CFD simulations that:

Inform aircraft trade studies and configuration design decisions using appropriately fidelity levels.

Support aerodynamic design across all phases, from concept development through certification.

Develop and maintain high-fidelity aerodynamic databases for performance prediction, external-loads analysis, and real-time six-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) simulations.

Correlate and validate CFD results against simulations of varying fidelity (e.g. cross-code comparisons, wind-tunnel testing, and flight-test data). Iterate models as new data becomes available.

Post-process and analyze simulation and test data. Summarize results in reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders, as needed.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (performance, acoustics, loads, stability and control, control laws, systems, and instrumentation) to define simulation parameters and requirements, ensure model accuracy, and provide CFD expertise to guide design decisions.

Develop and improve the software methods, tools, and workflows that support aerodynamic modeling.

Support verification and validation activities that rely on model outputs (e.g., failure hazard assessments (FHAs)).

Requirements

Required Qualifications

15+ years of experience with a B.S., 10+ years with an M.S., or 8+ years with a Ph.D. modeling subsonic, fixed-wing aerodynamics using CFD and validating results with wind-tunnel experiments

Expert-level knowledge of subsonic, fixed-wing aerodynamics; strong theoretical background in fluid mechanics and CFD

Experience in turbulence modeling, boundary-layer transition, unsteady aerodynamics, and interference aerodynamics

Strong competence running NASA OVERFLOW and/or FUN3D CFD software (RANS flow solvers)

Proficiency in 3D surface and volume meshing using structured overset meshes and/or unstructured tetrahedral/hexahedral meshes

Proficiency in lofting aircraft in 3D CAD software (e.g., CATIA, NX) and applying CAD cleanup tools

Familiarity with software development best practices and version control (Git)

Preferred Qualifications

Aerodynamics design experience on a large transport/freighter/cargo category aircraft
Familiarity with aircraft certification standards (14 CFR Part 25 or Part 23), preferably having been through an airplane development and certification program
Familiarity with cloud computing platforms
Experience planning and executing wind-tunnel test campaigns to validate CFD and aerodynamic predictions
Proficiency in MATLAB
Experience mentoring junior aerodynamics engineers in CFD

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus mental health support with 24/7 counseling, virtual therapy, and the Calm app.

Employer-paid life and disability insurance, voluntary critical illness and accident coverage, and a 401(k)-retirement savings plan.

Employees working from Boulder office enjoy complimentary lunch on any day they work onsite.

Additional benefits include Employee Assistance Program, caregiver support, discounted fitness memberships, educational assistance, training programs, adoption assistance, commuter benefits, and exclusive discounts through Perks at Work.