Molecular Dynamics and Aerospace Engineer

Molecular Dynamics and Aerospace Engineer The Opportunity: You will support the client by tackling the challenges of contamination of spacecraft and other assets by modeling the complex interactions between dust particles, the space environment, and spacecraft. To do so, they develop and use advanced computational modeling tools and techniques.   As a molecular dynamics and granular mechanics simulation engineer on the Team, you will be responsible for develop ing particle-scale physics models that resolve contact mechanics, cohesion, and fragmentation across regolith and contaminant populations. This work center s on building MD or DEM frameworks capable of capturing wheel-regolith interactions. As a senior engineer, you will architect and implement computational approaches, guide strategy, and mentor junior staff. Join us. The world can't wait. You Have:  6+ years of experience of modeling and simulation of physical pheno mena , systems using molecular dynamics ( MD ) , or discrete element met hod ( DEM ) Experience develop ing MD or DEM simulation frameworks Experience develop ing and maintaining sof tware to implement analytical and computational models Experience programming in Python or C++ Experience in data processing and statistical techniques Experience with MD or DEM tools, such as LAMMPS, GROMACS, NAMD, or Ansys Rocky Experience writing technical documentation or scientific publications Ability to work in both a team and independent environment and take ownership of assigned tasks Ability to obtain a Secret clearance Master’s degree in a Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Applied Mathematics, Computational Physics, Computational Chemistry, Materials Science, or Biophysics field Nice If You Have:  Experience modeling plasma or dust-plasma coupling Experience coupling MD or DEM solvers to Eulerian computational fluid dynamics solvers. Experience applying machine learning ( ML ) to solve engineering problems with modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch or Tensorflow Experience develop ing simulations using NVIDIA Warp or CUDA Python Experience working with Linux environments Experience producing original research and working with U.S. Government clients Experience of applications to granular mechanics Possession of strong verbal and written communication skills Secret clearance Doctorate degree in Engineering or related field Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information .

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