stratolaunch
Flight Sciences Engineer
At a Glance
- Location
- Mojave, California, United States
- Experience
- 2–5 years
- Compensation
- CATION & EXPERIENCE Level II ($101,079-$146,500): Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) fr
- Posted
- 2026-04-22T00:39:04-04:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Aerospace
- Education
- Engineering
Requirements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge of, and experience with aerodynamics, performance, stability & control, and atmospheric aerospace vehicle design
Experience with subsonic, transonic, or supersonic theory and analyses
Experience with hypersonic aerodynamic theory and analysis
Experience with hypersonic vehicle development and/or test
Experience with supersonic vehicle development and/or test
Responsibilities
Perform vehicle trajectory analysis and optimization on current and future vehicles
Contribute to development of aerodynamic databases using analytical, numerical, ground and flight test data
Perform analytical and numerical analyses to evaluate the aerodynamics, performance, and stability & control of hypersonic vehicles
Develop aerodynamic models for a variety of hypersonic vehicle configurations
Contribute to flight performance simulations through modeling and/or aerodynamic analyses
Analyze wind tunnel and flight test data, as required