Aerospace Engineer
First seen by Alion on Sep 12, 2026.
Aerodynamics Expert
100 Openings
Required Skills
Python
- Aerodynamics
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Job Description
Pay: $80-$130/hour
Location: Global, Fully Remote
Job Type: Contractor (~15 hours per week)
Schedule: Flexible - choose your own hours and working days, including weekends.
We are looking for a highly skilled Aerodynamics Expert to contribute to an AI training project involving computational fluid dynamics, aerodynamic analysis, engineering simulation, and Python.
The work involves creating, solving, reviewing, and validating engineering tasks that can be completed through programmatic and command-line-based workflows.
A representative task may involve analyzing an airfoil, preparing a computational domain and mesh, defining appropriate boundary conditions, running a CFD simulation, calculating lift and drag, and determining whether the resulting flow field is numerically and physically valid.
This role requires strong aerodynamics knowledge and experience using engineering tools programmatically. Experience limited exclusively to graphical user interfaces will not be sufficient, as task solutions must be reproducible through code, scripts, configuration files, or command-line tools.
What You'll Work On
Solve and validate aerodynamic and fluid-dynamics problems.
Translate physical requirements into computational models and solver-ready cases.
Create or modify geometries, computational domains, and meshes.
Define appropriate initial conditions, boundary conditions, fluid properties, and solver settings.
Run CFD and aerodynamic-analysis workflows using command-line-accessible tools.
Use Python to automate preprocessing, simulation execution, parameter sweeps, postprocessing, and validation.
Analyze pressure, velocity, forces, moments, lift, drag, pressure loss, and other relevant outputs.
Diagnose problems involving mesh quality, convergence, numerical stability, turbulence modeling, or boundary conditions.
Perform mesh-independence studies, sanity checks, and comparisons against analytical, experimental, or reference results.
Review AI-generated engineering solutions and identify incorrect assumptions, invalid configurations, and physically unrealistic outputs.
Develop clear, reproducible reference solutions and verification criteria.
Required Qualifications
An MS or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering with an aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, or thermofluids specialization; or
A BS in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering plus at least 1-2 years of aerodynamics-specific professional or research experience.
Strong understanding of fluid mechanics and applied aerodynamics.
Experience formulating and executing CFD or aerodynamic analyses.
Practical proficiency with Python.
Experience with at least one engineering tool or library that can be operated through a CLI, scripting interface, configuration files, or programmatic API.
Ability to select and justify modeling assumptions, boundary conditions, mesh strategies, and solver settings.
Ability to diagnose non-convergence, unstable solutions, incorrect results, and physically invalid outputs.
Ability to communicate technical reasoning and engineering trade-offs clearly.
Relevant Tools
Examples include:
OpenFOAM, SU2, Gmsh, FEniCSx, Elmer, CalculiX, SciPy, or similar programmatic engineering software.
Experience with an equivalent CLI-accessible or programmatic engineering tool is also acceptable.
Relevant Python Tools
Examples include:
NumPy, SciPy, pandas, Matplotlib, Jupyter, solver APIs, mesh-processing libraries, and other scientific or domain-specific packages.
No single library is mandatory.
Hiring Process
Apply for the role and complete the screening questions.
Complete an AI interview of approximately 30 minutes.
Complete a technical assessment, if required.
Complete the hiring manager review.
Compensation Structure
Compensation is output-based. Experts are paid per task that meets the project specifications.
The time required to complete each task may vary depending on the expert's experience and workflow.
Minimum submission requirements apply.
Start Timeline & Availability
We are looking for experts who are ready to begin immediately.
If selected, you may be expected to start your first task within 24-48 hours of completing onboarding.
Posted a month ago
High Demand
1 Opening
Additional Relevant Skills
Aerodynamics
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Technical Writing
Fluid Mechanics
Python
Engineering Simulation
Numerical Analysis
Scientific Computing
Pay: $60-$130/hour