PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Aerospace Engineering in United States

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Postdoctoral Appointee to conduct computational research on the impact, dynamics, and mechanics of granular materials. The work focuses on improving coarse-grained, particle-based simulations for complex granular flows, compaction, and planetary-defense applications. The researcher will generate and study gravitationally stabilized granular packings, investigate wave propagation and shock behavior, and run large-scale simulations of granular systems. Met...

This fellowship places a doctoral-level fellow within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, specifically in the Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office in Washington, DC. The role centers on the Energy-Water Resources program, which supports research, coordination, and strategic development around the interdependence of energy and water systems. The fellow will work on topics spanning regional energy-water technology pilots, alternative water sources such ...

Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the Explosive Applications and Special Projects Group (M-6) within the Dynamic Experiments Division. The position is based onsite in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and focuses on the initiation and performance of high explosives through mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic mechanisms. The researcher will contribute to projects involving non-shock initiation of high explosives, high-explosive-driven pulsed power, special...

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Applied Electrodynamics Group (AOT-AE) is seeking one or more postdoctoral research associates in accelerator science. The group is based at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) accelerator site in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and conducts accelerator research, design, commissioning, operations, and project support. The successful researcher will contribute to one or more projects involving LANSCE accelerator operations and upgrades, SCORPIUS/ECSE, compact a...

Sandia National Laboratories is seeking a Postdoctoral Appointee in Experimental Solid Mechanics to join the Experimental Impact Mechanics Laboratory (EIML) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The position is part of the Experimental Solid Mechanics Department within Sandia’s Engineering Sciences Center, which develops engineering mechanics solutions for national security, defense, energy, and other applications. The postdoctoral researcher will conduct experimental mechanics research focused on high-ra...

Idaho National Laboratory is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for the Energy and Water Systems Analysis group in Idaho Falls. The position focuses on applying energy systems data science to hydropower, marine energy, and related power-system assets. The researcher will use machine learning, data analytics, mathematical optimization, reliability analysis, and quantitative risk assessment to address engineering and energy-sector challenges. Potential projects include reliability assessment of ...

Idaho National Laboratory is seeking a Computational Materials Modeling Postdoctoral Researcher for its National Security Solutions organization in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The researcher will join an interdisciplinary research and development team developing a hybrid experimental and computational framework for evaluating material performance in engineered systems. The project will connect material behavior across scales, from microstructure measurements to performance predictions for full-scale sys...

The Center for Gravitational Physics at The University of Texas at Austin is inviting applications for up to two postdoctoral fellowships in gravitational physics . The successful fellows will join a broad and active research environment in the Center, with projects spanning gravitational theory, numerical relativity, gravitational-wave astrophysics, data analysis, and related areas. The advert highlights especially strong interest in candidates working on numerical relativity, gravitational-wav...

The Department of Mathematics in Penn State's Eberly College of Science is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar beginning August 2027, supported by an Office of Naval Research grant. The successful candidate will work with Professor John Harlim on Computational Geometry , developing computationally efficient algorithms that use computational geometric tools to solve PDEs on free boundary and/or unknown domains. The project sits at the intersection of numerical and algorithmic methods for complex parti...