RESEARCH ENGINEER Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Stability & Trans.

National Institute of Aerospace

Research Engineer

Effects of Surface Roughness Patterns on Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Stability and Transition

National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) located in Hampton Virginia has an immediate opening for a Research Engineer to conduct research on the topic of effects of surface roughness patterns on hypersonic boundary-layer stability and transition. This position requires an individual familiar with Linux environment with advanced programming skills in modern Fortran and Python. The successful candidate will perform computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations and multidimensional stability analysis to study the effects of roughness and surface defects on boundary-layer stability and transition at hypersonic flow conditions as well as potential flow control strategies with surface roughness patterns. Furthermore development of the tools necessary to accomplish the tasks is expected. The researcher is expected to be located at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton VA but remote work may be considered. The researcher will collaborate with NIA and NASA researchers as well as researchers from other institutions and will be expected to present progress at relevant technical meetings. The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is $72146 - $82967. Actual compensation will be determined based on qualifications skills experience education and business addition to base pay employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental vision paid time off and retirement benefits.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct laminar flow simulations and boundary layer instability analysis of hypersonic flow configurations.
• Study effects of roughness and surface defects on boundary-layer stability and transition.
• Investigate potential flow control strategies with surface roughness patterns.

Requirements:

• Ability to successfully complete a background investigation required to obtain a NASA badge.
• US citizenship or US permanent residency is a bona fide requirement.
• PhD in Engineering Computer Science Mathematics Physics or equivalent.
• Advanced programming skills in modern Fortran and Python.
• Basic knowledge in viscous fluid dynamics and discretization and solution algorithms for CFD.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated work in cross functional team environment.

Desired Skills:

• Experience with visualization software (Tecplot Paraview etc) OpenMP/MPI parallelization and version control (Git)
• Experience in NASAs VULCAN-CFD software and multidimensional instability analysis methods.

Interested candidates should apply via NIAs career opportunities site located at . Please include a letter of introduction resume and the names and contact information of three current professional references.

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