Sentinel CFD Staff Aeronautical Engineer - 20341

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom, democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have a lot of fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Staff Aeronautical Engineer. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.

• →Mentor junior engineers in the CFD design process to ensure high quality technical results while meeting program schedule.
• →Regularly attend and be actively involved in customer meetings and Sr. Leadership meetings as an aero/fluids technical Subject Matter Expert.
• →Conduct high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to accurately predict missile aerodynamic performance under various flight regimes.
• →All aspects of the CFD process which include: cleaning up geometry, making meshes, setting up boundary conditions, monitoring solution convergence and post processes results.
• →Ensure the quality of Aero/Fluids team products meets the technical excellence standards.
• →Collaborate closely with other relevant disciplines/IPTs, e.g. Flight Analysis, Structures, Propulsion, Integration and test, etc.
• →Communicate effectively and clearly; present technical approaches and findings to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders.

• 12 Years with Bachelors in Science; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD.
• Active In Scope DoD Secret Security Clearance with a re-investigation within 6 years
• B.S. in Related Engineering Field
• Deep understanding of fluid dynamics principles, aerodynamic theory, and numerical methods used in various types of simulation (Subsonic, supersonic, hypersonic, and rarefied flow.)
• Deep understanding of turbulence models, relaxation factors, CFL number, and other CFD parameters to ensure simulation is correct.
• 10 years of experience with commercial CFD codes such as CFD++, StarCCM+, or ANSYS Fluent including meshing, running cases, and post processing results in Tecplot
• 4 years’ experience leading and mentoring a CFD team
• Experience writing CDRLs, and formal reports for the customer
• Experience using CAD software to clean up geometry for CFD
• Demonstrated technical writing experience in both authoring and reviewing formal analysis documentation
• Strong understanding of HPC and how they operate
• Experience of how to use CFD for design changes to solve ICBM problems
• Creation of run matrix for CFD cases
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.
• Understanding of ablation, boundary layer transition, acoustics, plasma and other complex reacting flow phenomenon.
• 1 year of experience developing aerodynamic models, tools, databases using Matlab, Python, C++ or similar for integration into 3/6DOF simulations.
• 1 year of experience with analytical aerodynamic design tools, e.g. Missile DATCOM or similar.
• Experience analyzing wind tunnel test data and flight test results for verification and validation of models.
• Demonstrated experience working with Linux and Windows based HPC's for aero/fluids work.
• Involvement with the planning and execution of physical aerodynamics related testing applications such as wind tunnels or flight test validation including scheduling, test matrix and development of test items.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Prior exposure to defense projects or working within regulated environments is highly desirable.
• DoD Top Secret Clearance.