Aerodynamics Engineer P03

**_Parque Industrial de Elche (Poligono Industrial)_**
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**_Spain_**
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**Description**:
Predicting aerodynamic environments, in ascent and re-entry phase, while providing design solutions for MIURA 1 and MIURA 5 launch vehicles.

**Responsibilities**:

- Building Computational Fluid Dynamic meshes for aerodynamic force and moment predictions (including creating geometries, meshing, running simulations, validating, and post processing output information).
- Analyze External Aerodynamics of Launch Vehicles and Optimize Launch Vehicles’ geometries from a fluidic perspective.
- Correlation of Flight Test Data and wind tunnel test data to CFD Models.
- Development, analysis and validation of in-house software to predict launcher vehicles performance.
- Contribute performing heat transfer and associated aerothermodynamics analysis on various mission phases, including atmospheric re-entry scenarios.
- Help selecting proper sensor and data acquisition systems for capturing aerodynamic data and model correlation.

**Required Knowledge**:

- BSc in Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent.
- Minimum of 7 years of industry experience.
- Knowledge and experience with commercial CFD software, such as ANSYS.
- Knowledge and experience modelling external aerodynamics, both subsonic and supersonic.
- Knowledge and experience with structural load estimation and calculation via CFD analysis.
- Proficiency with programming languages, such as Matlab.
- Strong background in fluid mechanics and maths.
- Experience in modelling physical behavior through mathematical models.
- Knowledge of CFD best practices and troubleshooting.

**Required competences**:

- English
- Stress Tolerance
- Problem solving
- Multitasking
- Results-oriented
- Workload capacity
- Autonomy

**Valued competences**:

- Experience with Wind Tunnel Testing is a plus.
- Experience in acoustics and aeroelasticity.
- Experience in combustion and phase change simulations.
- Experience with Unsteady Aerodynamic Simulations is a plus, URANS, LES, DNS.
- Knowledge and experience with coupled fluid structure interaction flows.
- Experience in supersonic flow.
- Experience with reactive flows, injection, and atomization processes is a plus.
- Knowledge of thermal modelling and simulation tools.
- Knowledge and experience in aerodynamic reentry analysis and simulations.

**_
Equal Employment Opportunity_**
- Payload Aerospace SL is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against gender, marital status, religion, age, colour, race, sexual orientation, nationality or disability._
- We are compromised in maintaining a diverse and free from discrimination working environment where everyone is treated with respect. Employment is based on an individual’s merit and qualifications, directly related to job competence._
- These principles are included in all aspects of employment: recruiting, hiring, training, compensation and benefits, and promotion._