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Aerodynamics Engineer

Generation Orbit · Atlanta, Georgia · On-site

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About Generation Orbit

Generation Orbit focuses on the research and development of high-speed atmospheric flight hardware and rockets. Backed by Space Capital.

About the role

At SpaceWorks, we believe in cultivating a culture that offers the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally. It is our firm belief that work-life balance is critical to strong, happy, healthy employees. As we challenge what is possible and push the boundaries of innovation, we stand together as a team. Here you will find a community that is dedicated to our mission as well as your personal goals. Here are just a few of the benefits we offer to our employees -

What they're looking for

  • Support a small multidisciplinary team of technical staff to design complex systems
  • Exhibit a "can do" and "want to" attitude - bringing an open-minded approach and a bias toward finding solutions
  • Have experience supporting activities in modeling, simulation, and design of high-speed flight systems including endo-atmospheric, re-entry, and launch systems
  • Develop and optimize aerodynamic designs from concept development and requirements definition, through preliminary and detailed design
  • Conduct detailed analysis to predict and enhance aerodynamic performance
  • Utilize Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools along with lower-order methods for performance evaluation
More about this role

SPACEWORKS

At SpaceWorks Enterprises, we specialize in next-generation high-speed flight systems, human and robotic spacecraft, as well as entry, descent & landing technologies. Our core competencies include conducting preliminary design of aerospace concepts, performing detailed multidisciplinary engineering analysis, developing commercial aerospace software, prototyping spacecraft hardware components, and conducting market and economic research within the aerospace industry. We serve clients from the Department of War, NASA, and the commercial space sector.

THE ROLE

SpaceWorks is seeking aerospace engineers with a focus on designing and developing next-generation hypersonic flight vehicles, Earth-to-orbit launch systems, human and robotic spacecraft, and space re-entry vehicles. Seeking domain expertise in Aerodynamics .

  • Support a small multidisciplinary team of technical staff to design complex systems
  • Exhibit a "can do" and "want to" attitude - bringing an open-minded approach and a bias toward finding solutions
  • Have experience supporting activities in modeling, simulation, and design of high-speed flight systems including endo-atmospheric, re-entry, and launch systems

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