Defense and aerospace R&D through simulation, software, prototyping and testing
CFD Research pairs multiphysics simulation tools (ANSYS, Abaqus, Thermal Desktop, MATLAB/Simulink) with in-house machining on Mastercam, SolidWorks and Mazak, so it designs and also fabricates hardware. A containerized DevSecOps stack (Kubernetes, Podman, SonarQube, Trivy, Keycloak) plus CMMC work points to secure defense software delivery. Engineering-heavy hiring is accelerating, tied to Army rotorcraft programs and hypersonic ground testing.
Notable leadership hires: Branch Lead
CFD Research Corporation is an employee-owned applied research and engineering firm founded in 1987 and headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, with offices in Ohio and Florida. It serves government and industry customers across national security, aerospace, defense, space, life sciences, materials and energy. Its work spans modeling and simulation, software development, prototyping, sensing and test and evaluation. The company employs 201–500 people and hires within the United States.
Simulation tools include ANSYS, Abaqus, Thermal Desktop, MATLAB and Simulink. Software runs on Python, React, Angular, Node.js, Docker and Kubernetes across AWS, Azure and GCP, with Mastercam, SolidWorks and Mazak for manufacturing.
Job posts reference the MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk programs, plus flight hardware, propulsion and hypersonic ground testing.
CFD Research is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, with additional offices in Ohio and Florida.
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