Aeronautical Engineer II; CFD Analyst

Description

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation.

And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you.

• Using various modeling & simulation methods and techniques to perform fluid dynamic analysis of varying levels of fidelity
• Support the modernization of legacy aero environments to inform missile hardware design
• Support post-test analysis for various test projects
• Ownership of computational, physics-based modeling & simulations from start to finish (development, assessment, results & documentation)
• Work and interact with multiple engineering fields across multiple sites
• Present key findings and results to internal and external customers & stakeholders
• Provide recommendations to support peer and customer reviews
• Provide documentation and recommendations to data packages to support key discussions, present analysis data to engineering teams, customer technical representatives, and Program Office personnel at technical interchange meetings and program milestone design reviews

• Prior work experience or familiarity with one or more of the following topics: aerodynamics, fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, or computer programming
• Experience or familiarity with generating CFD grids (2D or 3D, structured or unstructured)
• Understanding of inviscid vs. turbulent flows
• Experience with any commercial CFD analysis tools (e.g., Ansys Fluent, Siemens Star-CCM+, CFD++, GASP)
• Strong mathematical, analytic, and data processing skills
• Willingness/ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance; US citizenship is required

• Experience with grid generation using Cadence Pointwise
• Experience with PTC Creo
• Experience with Linux environments and using High-Performance Computing systems
• Academic knowledge or work experience with gas dynamics, rarified gases, turbulence modeling, hypersonic flows, or aeroheating
• Strong technical writing proficiency
• Knowledge or experience with testing & instrumentation including test procedure development, instrumentation definition, test direction, and post-test model correlation
• Experience with modern collaboration tools, such as Jira and Confluence
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including MS Office proficiency
• Active or Current Top Secret clearance

This position requires a government security clearance. You must be a US Citizen for consideration. Clearance Level: Top Secret.

The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $80,600 - $139,840. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. This position is incentive plan eligible.

Benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: SPACE

Relocation Available:
Possible

Career Area:
Aeronautical Engineering

Type:
Full-Time

Shift: First