Cowboyspace
Senior Aerothermal Analysis Engineer
Seattle, WA · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 68 days ago
PythonMATLABCFDSystems EngineeringMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringCollaborationThermodynamics
About the role
- This role can be located in Seattle WA or at our HQ in San Carlos.
Responsibilities
- Aerothermal Database Management: Develop, maintain, and version-control the aeroheating database used across vehicle design cycles
- define uncertainty bands and apply appropriate design factors.
- Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Coordinate with aerodynamics, structures, thermodynamics, propulsion, and systems engineering teams to ensure aeroheating constraints are properly captured in vehicle requirements and design.
- Documentation & Reporting: Author technical reports, design review packages, and analysis notes that clearly communicate aerothermal results, assumptions, and uncertainties to internal and external stakeholders.
- Aerothermal Database Management: Develop, maintain, and version-control the aeroheating database used across vehicle design cycles; define uncertainty bands and apply appropriate design factors.
- Cowboy Space Corp. is building the infrastructure to power and connect the orbital economy.
- We're moving quickly to solve complex technical challenges and build a new category of space infrastructure.
- Coordinate with aerodynamics, structures, thermodynamics, propulsion, and systems engineering teams to ensure aeroheating constraints are properly captured in vehicle requirements and design.
- Author technical reports, design review packages, and analysis notes that clearly communicate aerothermal results, assumptions, and uncertainties to internal and external stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in aeroheating analysis for launch vehicles, re-entry vehicles, or hypersonic systems.
- Proficiency with engineering-level aeroheating tools (e.g., MINIVER, UNLATCH, or equivalent).
- Experience with viscous CFD solvers applicable to high-speed, high-temperature flows (e.g., DPLR, LAURA, US3D, or equivalent).
- Strong understanding of hypersonic aerodynamics, boundary layer physics, and convective and radiative heat transfer.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience performing aeroheating analyses for launch vehicles, re-entry vehicles, or hypersonic platforms, including flight-certified programs.
- Hands-on experience with arc-jet or high-enthalpy wind-tunnel testing and test-to-analysis correlation.
- Familiarity with radiative heat transfer in high-temperature shock layers and ablative TPS response modeling (e.g., FIAT, CHAR).
- Experience with Python or MATLAB scripting for automated post-processing of CFD and aeroheating databases.
Company info
- Founded in 2024 by Baiju Bhatt (co-founder of Robinhood), Cowboy Space Corp. is backed by leading investors and built by a team from top aerospace and defense organizations.
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