COMPUTER SCIENTIST - ENGINEER - RESEARCH ENGINEER - GT Performance Analyst & Methods/Tools Developer

About the position

The Propulsion & Energy Machinery Section performs R&D in the fields of air-breathing and liquid propulsion. Our team develops the Numerical Propulsion System Simulation software, the industry-standard software for cycle and performance analysis of these advanced propulsion systems. The role involves working in a team to support NPSS software, including engineering model development, program interface development, software testing, code infrastructure development, and code development. Additionally, the position requires conducting thermal-fluid simulations for propulsion and power generation applications, providing model development support for complex test rigs, and offering engineering support to NPSS users and clients.

Responsibilities

• Resolve NPSS software bugs in the engineering elements, models, and interfaces.
• Add new modeling capabilities to NPSS.
• Support cycle model efforts for projects within the Department using NPSS or other engineering software.
• Document progress through technical presentations and update Consortium members through regular meetings.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Participate in design and code reviews.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelors, Masters or a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineer, Aeronautical Engineering, Computer Science, or related.
• 1-2 years of experience conducting fluid and thermodynamics analyses of gas turbines or similarly complex systems using software such as NPSS, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Engineering Equation Solver (EES), Flownex, Easy5, Thermal Desktop, or PROOSIS.
• 1-2 years of experience developing engineering software or scripts based on C++, FORTRAN, Python, or other pertinent programming languages.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degrees will be considered in lieu of some years of experience.