Research Engineer II

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

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Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

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Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Atlanta, GA

About the School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering is ranked the nation's No. 1 public aerospace engineering program and has been consistently ranked in the top 5 for more than two decades. The program includes an esteemed faculty of over 50 tenured-track professors and a talented student body of over 2,000 individuals. The School of Aerospace Engineering attracts aspiring engineers and equips them for impactful careers associated with commercial aviation, space exploration and commercialization, advanced air mobility, defense, and a wide range of emerging aerospace technologies.

The Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory in the School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology is seeking a Research Engineer II to lead applied research in propulsion systems design. We are seeking a research engineer who possesses expertise in advanced subsonic and supersonic propulsion systems, vehicle design and mission analysis, multidisciplinary analysis, and multi-objective optimization.

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values. These values include academic excellence, freedom of expression and inquiry, innovation, collaboration, ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

Responsibilities include:

Conduct, lead, and publish research on advanced propulsion system architectures at the cycle and component levels.

Model and analyze propulsion cycles, alternative fuel types, and components such as turbomachinery, inlets, nozzles, heat exchangers, mixers, and ducts.

Manage and coordinate research projects, including sponsor communications, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.

Develop research proposals and supervise integrated teams of undergraduate students, graduate students, and other professionals.

Identify collaboration opportunities with government agencies, academic institutions, and industry partners.

Participate in technical committees, working groups, academic societies, and professional conferences.

Present research findings to technical and general audiences and publish results in relevant venues.

Coordinating research teams composed of graduate and undergraduate students and research professionals

Preferred Qualifications include:

PhD in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

At least five (5) years of experience modeling and simulating propulsion cycles, fuel types, and propulsion components using Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS), Weight Analysis of Turbine Engines (WATE++), and Object-oriented Turbomachinery Analysis Code (OTAC).

Strong knowledge of propulsion cycle design, turbomachinery design, physical mechanics, constraint analysis, and mission analysis.

At least 5 years of experience in object-oriented programming using Python and MATLAB.

At least 5 years of experience using Git and GitHub for version control and collaborative software development.

At least 5 years of experience conducting statistical analysis and surrogate modeling with tools such as JMP.

Demonstrated ability to manage projects, meet deadlines, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and communicate with research sponsors.

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

At least 3- 5 years of experience in vehicle design, sizing, constraint analysis, mission analysis, and performance and noise analyses.

Familiarity with noise related issues for vehicle certification.

Experience with NASA software such as FLOPS, CMPGEN, and ANOPP.

Experience conducting trade studies, design-space exploration, and multi-objective optimization.

A record of presenting research at conferences and publishing technical findings.

Previous teaching assistant or student-mentoring experience is desired, particularly experience providing technical instruction, constructive feedback, and guidance to student teams.

Student Success Criteria

The ability to teach and mentor a multifaceted student body

The ability to promote a welcoming educational/work environment

The ability to mentor and assist students interested in pursuing graduate education

The ability to design and teach curricula that are responsive to all students

The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students

The ability to engage students in experiential learning activities and pedagogy that support student success

The ability to engage in high-impact practices that support deep learning for student success

The ability to apply expertise in teaching, scholarship, and/or service to advance student success

Applicants should submit:

A letter of application

Curriculum vitae

The names and contact information for 3 references.

Contact for additional information: Senior Research Engineer, Jonathan Gladin at jgladin@asdl.gatech.edu

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

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