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Exciting opportunity to shape the future of aerospace engineering at ESA's cutting-edge Aerothermodynamics and Flight Vehicles Engineering Section.
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Location
Noordwijk, NL
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A role at the forefront of aerospace technology! The Aerothermodynamics and Flight Vehicles Engineering Section, a part of ESA’s Propulsion, Aerothermodynamics and Flight Vehicles Engineering Division, provides pivotal support to various ESA projects and leads innovative research and development. The scope extends to flight vehicles, flight physics, aerodynamics, thermodynamics and fluidic engineering, with a particular focus on design, analysis, and technical assessment of flight vehicles.
Role Summary:
- Detailing the overall test bed architecture using established engineering and high-fidelity tools.
- Improving the aero-propulsive design and integration of the internal and external flow path for the test bed.
- Providing pragmatic solutions for the flight vehicle test bed by selecting appropriate materials and designing subsystems.
- Generating various aero-propulsive and thermo-mechanical databases to assess the behaviour and survivability of the test vehicle and its technologies.
- Extending the existing toolset to ease and accelerate design and performance assessment processes.
Role Requirements:
- A PhD in high-speed aerodynamics, turbulence, transition and combustion modelling, or a relevant aerospace engineering discipline is needed.
- Demonstrated experience with computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
- Experience with CAD tools and programming/scripting languages like Python is an asset.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a multi-cultural team environment.
- Proficiency in English or French; knowledge of another Member State language is advantageous.
The Aerothermodynamics and Flight Vehicles Engineering Section is part of ESA’s Propulsion, Aerothermodynamics and Flight Vehicles Engineering Division in the Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality. The Section provides expertise and functional support to ESA projects and carries out technology research and development on flight vehicles, flight physics, aerodynamics, thermodynamics and fluidic engineering. The Section is also the focal point for the architecture design, analysis and technical assessment of flight vehicles, including suborbital, entry/re-entry, space transportation and exploration vehicles.
The role entails detailing the overall test bed architecture based upon engineering and high-fidelity tools. Existing tools within the Section will be used and extended to gradually refine the aero-propulsive and thermo-mechanical loads and improve the overall vehicle performance accordingly. The objectives include improving the aero-propulsive design and integration of the internal and external flow path for the test bed using advanced high-speed airbreathing engines, providing pragmatic solutions for the flight vehicle test bed by selecting the right materials and designing subsystems, generating various aero-propulsive and thermo-mechanical databases along the full trajectory to assess the behaviour and survivability of the test vehicle and the particular technologies mounted, and extending the existing toolset to ease and accelerate the design process and the performance assessment.
Job requirements include a PhD in high-speed aerodynamics, turbulence, transition and combustion modelling, or another relevant aerospace engineering discipline. Demonstrated experience with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is required. Experience with computer aided design (CAD) tools and programming and scripting languages (e.g. Python) would be an asset. Good interpersonal and communication skills are required, and the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, both independently and as part of a team. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.
