The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is looking to solve complex thermal and aerospace engineering problems, including designing thermal protection systems for hypersonic speeds, rocket launches in silo, turbulent combustion in detonation engines, and the first fractions of a second after a missile intercept impact.
Requirements
- Aerodynamics and Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Aeroacoustics & Fluid/Structure Interactions
- Wind Tunnel Testing and Rocket Motor Testing
- Combustion, Reacting Multi-phase Flows, Ablation & Surface Chemistry
- Thermal & Aerothermal Analysis, Design, and Testing
- Multi-Waveband Sensor Simulation & Scene Generation
- Software Architecture, GPU Computing & Physics-based Algorithm Development
Responsibilities
- Characterizing the thermal environment inside a rocket launch silo
- Designing spacecraft propulsion systems
- Innovating predictive simulations to guide design of sophisticated flight systems
- Pioneering new technologies in rotating detonation engines
- Developing GPU-based modeling of turbulent combustion
- Advancing thermal protection systems for extreme flight regimes
Other
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or a related field
- Minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Strong self-starter with good communications skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Ability to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by start date and ultimately obtain a Secret level clearance
- U.S. citizenship
