Aerodynamics Engineer, Air Vehicles (Fastwater Staffing)

HIKINEX • Costa Mesa, California • Posted July 08, 2026

About the Role

WHAT YOU'LL DO


  • Aerodynamic design of unmanned air vehicles/missiles at conceptual, preliminary, and detail design maturities
  • Aerodynamic analysis of unmanned air vehicles, using both low and high order methods,
  • including analysis tool development and improvement as needed
  • Stability and control analysis
  • Aircraft performance modeling and simulation
  • Aerodynamic loads generation
  • Wind tunnel test planning, execution, and analysis
  • Flight test planning, execution, and analysis


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS


  • BS or higher degree in Aerospace Engineering
  • 3+ work experience as an individual contributing engineer
  • Experience with aircraft performance and analysis predictions 
  • Competent in a variety of aerodynamic analysis techniques including hand calculations, vortex, lattice methods, p...