CRAFT Tech has an immediate opening for a Propulsion Research Scientist. CRAFT Tech is seeking motivated and energetic individuals to join its highly talented team focused on developing solutions products for customers in government, academia and industry for multi-disciplinary applications in Aerospace, Defense, Energy and National Security.
- Collaborate with and support senior staff in performing projects related to propulsive flowfield simulations and related high speed flow research activities
- Collaborate with CRAFT Tech’s partners in government, academia and industry by providing pre-test planning support and post-test data analysis/interpretation
- Interfacing with customers, including development of presentation material, etc.
- Report preparation, proposal development and participation in technical forums
- MS or Ph.D. in aerospace, mechanical engineering or related field, or related work experience
- Very strong background with CFD modeling of multi-phase, turbulent reactive flows and shock dynamics
- Demonstrated experience in development of numerical algorithms for large-scale computational and data analysis software on parallel computing platforms
- Strong programming skills with Fortran, C/C++, Python or other scripting languages
- Excellent communication, very strong writing and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work both independently on R&D developmental programs as well as in a team environment
- US citizenship preferred. Exceptionally qualified candidates who are permanent resident aliens may also be considered
- Strong background in multi-disciplinary numerical techniques, linear algebra, applied probability, machine learning, and optimization approaches
- Knowledge of hardware-based computational acceleration (e.g., parallel and GPU computing)
- Experience using commercial software for CAD models, mesh generation, and CFD post-processing
- Experience in writing proposals
Position is available at CRAFT Tech’s Pipersville, PA facility