Propulsion Fluids Analyst (Raptor Systems Engineering)

Hawthorne, CAfull time

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$100k–$118k

H1B: no

SpaceX Propulsion Fluids Analyst responsible for fluids and thermal analyses to improve engine hardware designs using tools like Sinda/Fluint and STAR-CCM+. Validates predictions with engine test and flight data to support development of full-flow staged combustion engines.

Responsibilities

Perform fluids, CFD, and thermal analysis to drive design decisions for flight engine hardware and provide verification that reliability and performance requirements are met for all phases of flight of the mission
Collaborate with propulsion engineers on various engine teams to proactively anticipate and drive analyses throughout engine component design cycles.
Ground model predictions in reality through hands-on validation of testing development and flight hardware
Organize and improve integrated system models and analysis workflow for greater output and efficiency

Qualification

1+ years of experience in fluidsExperience with setup

Required

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
1+ years of experience in fluids, CFD, and thermal analysis

Preferred

Master’s degree in an engineering discipline
Demonstrable proficiency in the basic principles of compressible and incompressible fluid mechanics and thermodynamics
Experience with setup, execution, de-bugging, and post-processing (geometry, mesh generation, and model selection) of steady-state and transient CFD simulations using ideal and real-fluid equations of state (using StarCCM+, ANSYS CFX, or other)
Experience with creating watertight parasolids for CFD using Siemens NX
Experience with conjugate heat transfer simulations
Experience with transient fluids modeling (using SINDA/FLUINT or other)
Experience with thermal and heat transfer modeling (using ANSYS or other
Experience in using thermal and fluids hand-calcs to validate or improve confidence in higher fidelity models

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
Equity/RSU
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

Company

SpaceX

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