Varda Space Industries
Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Engineer II
About this role
Varda is looking for an Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Engineer to enhance their current vehicles and develop future reentry systems. The role involves running CFD simulations, supporting wind tunnel tests, and collaborating across various engineering disciplines.
What you'll do
- Develop aerodynamic and aeroheating databases for various flight scenarios.
- Plan and conduct wind tunnel experiments and analyze results.
- Run high-fidelity CFD simulations of hypersonic and subsonic flows.
- Characterize stability, develop flight simulation inputs, and contribute to flight rules.
- Conduct post-flight analyses and update predictive models.
- Collaborate with multiple engineering teams on aerodynamic solutions.
What they're looking for
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Wind tunnel testing
- Hypersonic flight dynamics
- MATLAB or Python proficiency
- Data analysis and documentation
- Aerodynamic modeling
- Strong communication skills
Benefits
- Opportunity to work in the commercial space sector
- Collaboration with industry veterans
- Innovative project involvement
- Competitive salary and potential equity options
- Dynamic work environment
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Varda Space Industries
Varda Space Industries builds commercial spacecraft and orbital manufacturing systems for missions in low Earth orbit, including reentry capsules and satellite buses. The company is hiring mission operations engineers, software engineers (ground segment, flight, and embedded), and manufacturing engineers to develop mission-critical systems, operational infrastructure, and scalable production capabilities.
- Website
- varda.com