Wisk

Senior Staff Aerodynamics Engineer

Mountain View, CA · Staff+ · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$193k-$241kDetected 49 days ago

PythonMATLABIntellectual PropertySiemens NXCFD

About the role

By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there.
Wisk HQ is located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails.

You will develop and run Computational Fluid Dynamics models
You will use existing model definition to create and modify CFD meshes for time-accurate, blade resolved models of the Gen 6 aircraft.
You will develop and maintain high-fidelity models of the Wisk Gen 6 Aircraft using industry best practices
You will support aerodynamic shape optimization for airframe components to maximize range and minimize noise signatures

Requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree
or 8 years and a Master's degree
or a PhD with 5 years experience
Experience with rotorcraft performance and the theories associated with propeller and rotor-driven propulsion
You have applied knowledge of blade-resolved, time-accurate CFD codes
Knowledge of optimization frameworks utilizing adjoint-based methods, surrogate modeling, or similar methods
Experience scripting with Python or MATLAB
Experience with scripting routines and best practices used for CFD analysis automation and post-processing
Experience flight matching Aero Databases with experimental test data, and validating Aero Databases against flight test and wind tunnel data.
Experience with HELIOS computational software framework

This is a hybrid work opportunity.
At Wisk, this means working onsite at our Mountain View office 3 days per week with flexibility for the remainder of the days.

$193,000 - $241,000 per year - The starting base salary within this range for this role varies based on factors such as your geographical location, and your relevant job-related experience that is consistent with a business necessity.
Wisk HQ is located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails.

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