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IcarusIcarusEl Segundo, CA

Senior Aerodynamics Engineer

Own end-to-end external aerodynamics CFD for high-altitude solar aircraft, including geometry design in CATIA, automated workflow development in STAR-CCM+, and scaling simulations on AWS. Requires bachelor's in aerospace/mechanical engineering, strong fluid dynamics fundamentals, and 2-3+ years hands-on CFD experience.

120k – 220k/yr
On-site5+ YOEHardware Engineering

About the role

What you’ll do

  • Own end-to-end external aerodynamics CFD: geometry preparation, meshing, solver setup, convergence, and post-processing in STAR-CCM+
  • Build and maintain the automated simulation workflows (Java macros, Python, and STAR-CCM+)
  • Deploy, scale, and manage CFD workflows on AWS
  • Design aerodynamic geometry in CATIA
  • Postprocess, visualize, and clearly communicate trade-offs and confidence levels to airframe and GNC teams
  • Work closely with structures and GNC

What we’re looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering
  • Excellent understanding of flight mechanics of fixed wings
  • 2--3+ years of hands-on experience building automated CFD workflows and scripts in STAR-CCM+ (Java macros, Simulation Operations, and/or the Python API)
  • Strong fundamentals in fluid dynamics, turbulence modeling (RANS, DES/LES exposure), and boundary layer physics
  • 2-3+ years of experience running CFD at scale on AWS or comparable cloud/HPC environments
  • Proficiency in CATIA for surface creation, cleanup, and modification of complex aerodynamic geometry
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; able to distill complex results into clear engineering recommendations

Why Icarus

  • Meaningful equity
  • Top market salary and bonuses
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Factory in El Segundo
  • Real ownership, real hardware, real flight
  • Small team, massive responsibility
  • High signal (engineering) to noise (management) culture
  • Dream desk setup
  • Daily lunch
  • Unlimited celsius

Skills

star-ccm+CATIAPythonJavaAWScfdransdesleshpc
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