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Aerodynamics Engineer, Air Vehicles (Fastwater Staffing)

HIKINEX

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Apr 16, 2026

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Location
Costa Mesa, CA, US
Type
Full-time
Department
Engineering
Seniority
Senior
Clearance
Required
Source
Breezy HR

Description

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Aerodynamic design of unmanned air vehicles/missiles at conceptual, preliminary, and detail design maturities
  • Aerodynamic analysis of unmanned air vehicles, using both low and high order methods,
  • including analysis tool development and improvement as needed
  • Stability and control analysis
  • Aircraft performance modeling and simulation
  • Aerodynamic loads generation
  • Wind tunnel test planning, execution, and analysis
  • Flight test planning, execution, and analysis


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering
  • 3+ work experience as an individual contributing engineer
  • Experience with aircraft performance and analysis predictions
  • Competent in a variety of aerodynamic analysis techniques including hand calculations, vortex, lattice methods, panel methods, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
  • Wind tunnel and flight test experience including data acquisition, data analysis and project coordination
  • Strong programming skills in higher-level languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python) for internal tool development in a version-controlled environment
  • Experience preparing formal documentation (i.e., specifications, test procedures, technical reports, etc.)
  • Passion for defending the United States and her allies
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • StarCCM+ experience
  • Ice accretion or icing analysis experience
  • Missile DATCOM, OTIS, or DYMOS
  • Experience with transonic and supersonic flow regimes
  • Active U.S. Secret security clearance

Skills

PythonMATLAB

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