Hypersonic Airframe Engineer chez North Wind
North Wind · Newport News, États-Unis d'Amérique · Onsite
- Professional
- Bureau à Newport News
Join North Wind – Accelerating Hypersonic Innovation
At North Wind, we are advancing hypersonic technologies through cutting-edge research, system development, and flight testing. Our team drives innovation in high-speed aerodynamics, propulsion systems, and mission-critical components, supporting every phase of hypersonic programs—from R&D to flight testing. If you are passionate about pushing technological boundaries in a dynamic environment, we invite you to join us.
The Hypersonic Airframe Engineer will design, analyze, and synthesize hypersonic testbed vehicles. Responsible for internal and external lofting, packaging, and initial thermal-structural sizing. This role combines technical expertise, creativity, and analytical skills to inform design space exploration and generate vehicle designs while adhering to industry standards and project requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in the initial phases of testbed vehicle development to explore and evaluate different configurations while working directly with teammates responsible for aerodynamic and propulsion analyses.
- Perform initial thermal and structural sizing trades.
- Perform initial packaging studies allocating appropriate volumes for internal components such as guidance electronics, power systems, fuel systems, and actuation systems while considering airframe manufacturing and assembly constraints.
- Predict vehicle mass properties in support of vehicle performance analyses.
Preferred Education / Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering discipline;
- 5+ years of experience
- A combination of education and experience equivalent to above
- Specialization in high speed airbreathing propulsion vehicle design
- Working knowledge of mechanical analyses including material trades, thermal analyses, and structural analyses
Preferred Knowledge / Ability:
- Experience with design and analysis of ramjet and scramjet powered vehicles
- Familiarity with conceptual vehicle layout
- US citizenship required to obtain/maintain a DOD security clearance
- Ability to obtain a government clearance