Senior Aerothermal Engineer
Hybrid (Atlanta, GA)$130k - $175k + equityFull-timePosted 7mo ago
About the role
Senior Aerothermal Engineer responsible for aerodynamic and aerothermal characterization of reentry vehicles across all flight regimes, from design through flight validation, and for developing models, databases, and tools to enable predictive analysis and integration with GNC, structures, avionics, and propulsion.
Responsibilities
- Own the development of aerodynamic models across all flight regimes, from free-molecular through hypersonic, supersonic, and subsonic flow.
- Prepare, mesh, run, and post process CFD models to characterize vehicle flow fields, aerodynamic coefficients, and stability behavior
- Develop aerodynamic databases for trajectory simulation and Monte Carlo analysis
- Develop trajectory-coupled aerothermal environments, including stagnation, distributed, and shock-interaction heating
- Actively shape vehicle geometry and aerodynamic stability through analysis and design iteration to improve and optimize vehicle performance and reliability
- Predict heating rates and heat loads across the vehicle throughout atmospheric entry
- Own TPS sizing, material specification, and margin development for both ablative and reusable TPS solutions
- Perform thermal material response modeling, including ablation and recession behavior
- Develop full-vehicle thermal models capturing external heating, conduction through structure, and internal temperature response
- Compare pre-flight aerodynamic and aerothermal predictions to flight data and refine models predictive accuracy accordingly
- Develop and maintain analysis tools, scripts, and workflows for aerodynamic and aerothermal modeling by writing code and scripts in a variety of languages, making sure they share common interfaces
- Interface with responsible engineers, providing them inputs to their designs and ensuring they have a clear understanding of the physical phenomena they are dealing with
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering discipline
- 1+ years of experience with structural or fluid dynamics via full-time employment, outside the classroom projects, or lab work
Skills
Required:Aerodynamics modeling across flight regimesCFD (CFD meshing, running, post-processing)Trajectory simulation databasesThermophysical predictions
Nice to have:Thermal protection systems (TPS)
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity package with generous healthcare benefits
- A hands-on, high-impact engineering culture with rapid iteration, real responsibility, and minimal red tape
- The opportunity to build and fly hardware that will transform the future of space manufacturing
- The chance to work alongside some of the best engineers in the industry on high-impact problems
- An open, non-hierarchical environment where talent, drive, and results matter most
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Reditus Space
Reusable Satellites for zero-g manufacturing
We are making reusable satellites for zero-g manufacturing. Our first full orbital recovery mission is set to launch in April 2026.
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