Description
Virginia Tech is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering to conduct NASA-funded research on advanced aircraft design, multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization, and model-based systems engineering. The role develops aircraft disciplinary models, integrates them into MDAO workflows, incorporates certification considerations, connects requirements through design processes, and contributes to open-source software, publications, presentations, and mentoring. Applicants must have a recent Ph.D. in aerospace engineering or a closely related field, relevant aircraft-design research experience, Python software development experience, and a first-author peer-reviewed publication. The position is based in Blacksburg, Virginia, pays $63,480–$65,000, requires 40 hours per week, and is restricted and exempt from overtime.
