Senior Aerospace Engineer

Skills
Aircraft SystemsAnalytical SkillsTrainingCondorEngineeringLead GenerationOptimization
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • PhD in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering
  • 3+ years of experience and knowledge of Condor
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • US citizen or Permanent Resident required

Nice to have

  • Independent
  • Team leadership
  • Analytical
  • Innovative

Day to day

  • Support NASA Ames Research Center on the Aircraft Systems and Spaceflight Engineering Support Services contract with full-time work in the Systems Analysis Office.
  • Demonstrate and advance the Cobra C++ OpenVSP custom component in gradient optimization problems using the CBAERO-adjoint solver and Condor optimization software.
  • Lead software development efforts with novel optimization capabilities while contributing technical expertise to mission analysis design with uncertainty.