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A representative task may require 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.\nWhat You’ll Work On\nSolve and validate aerodynamic and fluid-dynamics problems.\n\nTranslate physical requirements into computational models and solver-ready cases.\n\nCreate or modify geometries, computational domains, and meshes.\n\nDefine appropriate initial conditions, boundary conditions, fluid properties, and solver settings.\n\nRun CFD and aerodynamic-analysis workflows using command-line-accessible tools.\n\nUse Python to automate preprocessing, simulation execution, parameter sweeps, postprocessing, and validation.\n\nRequired Qualifications\nAn MS or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering with an aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, or thermofluids specialization; or\n\nA BS in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering plus at least 1–2 years of aero-specific professional or research experience.\n\nStrong understanding of fluid mechanics and applied aerodynamics.\n\nExperience formulating and executing CFD or aerodynamic analyses.\n\nPractical proficiency with Python.\n\nExperience with at least one engineering tool or library that can be operated through a CLI, scripting interface, configuration files, or programmatic API.\n\nAbility to select and justify modeling assumptions, boundary conditions, mesh strategies, and solver settings.\n\nAbility to diagnose non-convergence, unstable solutions, incorrect results, and physically invalid outputs.\n\nAbility to communicate technical reasoning and engineering trade-offs clearly.\n\nRelevant tools may include Python,OpenFOAM, SU2, Gmsh, FEniCSx, Elmer, CalculiX, SciPy, or similar programmatic engineering software. 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