Aerodynamics Engineer, Air Vehicles (Fastwater Staffing)

Costa Mesa, CA Until 8/23/2026 3+ years exp First posted April 16, 2026 Last posted April 16, 2026
Job description

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Aerodynamic design of unmanned air vehicles/missiles at conceptual, preliminary, and detail design maturities
  • Aerodynamic analysis of unmanned air vehicles, using both low and high order methods,
  • including analysis tool development and improvement as needed
  • Stability and control analysis
  • Aircraft performance modeling and simulation
  • Aerodynamic loads generation
  • Wind tunnel test planning, execution, and analysis
  • Flight test planning, execution, and analysis


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering
  • 3+ work experience as an individual contributing engineer
  • Experience with aircraft performance and analysis predictions
  • Competent in a variety of aerodynamic analysis techniques including hand calculations, vortex, lattice methods, panel methods, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
  • Wind tunnel and flight test experience including data acquisition, data analysis and project coordination
  • Strong programming skills in higher-level languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python) for internal tool development in a version-controlled environment
  • Experience preparing formal documentation (i.e., specifications, test procedures, technical reports, etc.)
  • Passion for defending the United States and her allies
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • StarCCM+ experience
  • Ice accretion or icing analysis experience
  • Missile DATCOM, OTIS, or DYMOS
  • Experience with transonic and supersonic flow regimes
  • Active U.S. Secret security clearance
About this role

Summary

Design and analyze unmanned air vehicle aerodynamics, conduct tests, and develop analysis tools.

Job title

Aerodynamics Engineer, Air Vehicles

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

aerospace

Location requirements

Costa Mesa, CA, on-site; remote not specified.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

aerospace engineeringaerodynamic analysisprogrammingwind tunnelflight testdocumentation

Preferred skills

StarCCM+ice accretionMissile DATCOMtransonic flowsupersonic flow

Specializations

aerodynamicsCFDwind tunnelair vehiclesperformance analysis
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Costa Mesa, CA, USA

On-site City