Engineering
Aerodynamics Expert (MSc. or PhD)
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Aerodynamics Expert (MSc. or PhD)
Pay: $80–$120/hour
Location: Global, fully remote
Job Type: Contractor (~15 hours per week)
Schedule: Flexible—you can choose the hours and days you work, including weekends if desired
We are looking for a highly skilled Aerodynamics Expert to contribute to an AI training project involving computational fluid dynamics, aerodynamic analysis, engineering simulation, and Python.
The work involves creating, solving, reviewing, and validating engineering tasks that can be completed through programmatic, command-line-based workflows. A representative task may require analyzing an airfoil, preparing a computational domain and mesh, defining appropriate boundary conditions, running a CFD simulation, calculating lift and drag, and determining whether the resulting flow field is numerically and physically valid.
What You’ll Work On
- Solve and validate aerodynamic and fluid-dynamics problems.
- Translate physical requirements into computational models and solver-ready cases.
- Create or modify geometries, computational domains, and meshes.
- Define appropriate initial conditions, boundary conditions, fluid properties, and solver settings.
- Run CFD and aerodynamic-analysis workflows using command-line-accessible tools.
- Use Python to automate preprocessing, simulation execution, parameter sweeps, postprocessing, and validation.
Required Qualifications
- An MS or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering with an aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, or thermofluids specialization; or
- A BS in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering plus at least 1–2 years of aero-specific professional or research experience.
- Strong understanding of fluid mechanics and applied aerodynamics.
- Experience formulating and executing CFD or aerodynamic analyses.
- Practical proficiency with Python.
- Experience with at least one engineering tool or library that can be operated through a CLI, scripting interface, configuration files, or programmatic API.
- Ability to select and justify modeling assumptions, boundary conditions, mesh strategies, and solver settings.
- Ability to diagnose non-convergence, unstable solutions, incorrect results, and physically invalid outputs.
- Ability to communicate technical reasoning and engineering trade-offs clearly.
Relevant tools may include Python, OpenFOAM, SU2, Gmsh, FEniCSx, Elmer, CalculiX, SciPy, or similar programmatic engineering software. Experience with an equivalent CLI-accessible tool is acceptable.
Relevant Python tools may include NumPy, SciPy, pandas, Matplotlib, Jupyter, solver APIs, mesh-processing libraries, or domain-specific scientific packages. No single library is mandatory.
Process
- Apply to the role and complete the screening questions.
- Complete an AI interview of approximately 30 minutes.
- Complete the hiring manager review.
Compensation Structure
Compensation is output-based. Experts are paid per task that meets the project specifications. The time required to complete each task may vary depending on the expert’s experience and workflow.
Minimum submission requirements apply.
Start Timeline & Availability
- We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts who are ready to begin immediately. If selected, you will be expected to start your first task within 24–48 hours of completing onboarding.
Skills
- Python
- Aerodynamics
This role at a glance
At $80–$120/hr, the Aerodynamics Expert (MSc. or PhD) role comes to about $6,930–$10,400 a month for 20 hours a week, or $13,870–$20,800 a month full time — roughly $166,000–$250,000 over a full year. These are estimates before tax; contract roles are paid for the hours you work. It was posted 23 days ago. Engineering roles listed on RemoteJobsOne have stayed open a median of 59 days before closing, counted over the 39 that have closed so far. 5 people applied to this role through RemoteJobsOne in the last 30 days.
20 hours a week
$6,930–$10,400
a month, before tax
Full time
$13,870–$20,800
a month at 40 hours a week
A full year
$166,000–$250,000
full time, 52 weeks
Open for
23 days
Engineering roles here close after about 59 days, counted over 39 that have closed. Apply while it is open.
How this pay compares
This role pays $80–$120/hr. Across the 26 hourly engineering roles open on RemoteJobsOne right now, the median runs from $63 to $121 an hour, and published rates range from $40 to $300. Its top rate of $120 sits within the category's median range.
This role
$80–$120/hr
Engineering median
$63–$121/hr · full spread $40 to $300
What these skills pay
Hourly pay across every open role on RemoteJobsOne that asks for the same skills as this one.
- Python$55–$120/hr median
14 open roles · up to $150/hr
Questions about this role
How much does the Aerodynamics Expert (MSc. or PhD) role pay?
It pays $80–$120/hr, which is about $13,870–$20,800 a month full time before tax. The rate is set by the employer and shown exactly as published.
Compare pay across remote rolesIs this Aerodynamics Expert (MSc. or PhD) job fully remote?
Yes. It is listed as a fully remote role, with the posting naming Global. You work from home, on your own equipment.
Is it full-time, part-time or contract work?
The employer has not said.
What skills does the Aerodynamics Expert (MSc. or PhD) role ask for?
The posting asks for Python and Aerodynamics. Naming them clearly in your application helps.
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