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Logo of EURAXESS Job offer - JOB - Netherlands - Delft University of Technology via AcademicTransfer - Posted on: 16 October 2026 Page contents 16 Oct 2026 Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) Research Field Engineering » Aerospace engineering Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Type of Contract Hours Per Week Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description At TU Delft, you will develop advanced simulation and optimization tools to improve engine-airframe integration, aerodynamic efficiency and noise performance. Job description The next generation of aircraft calls for innovative propulsion technologies, more efficient airframes and improved noise performance. But how can we accurately predict the complex interactions between engines and airframes? As a postdoctoral researcher at TU Delft, you will develop a multi-fidelity computational framework to optimize aircraft engine integration, aerodynamic performance and aeroacoustics. Your research will contribute to the design and assessment of future aircraft. Your research will focus on three interconnected areas: - High-fidelity aerodynamic optimization: Develop a design tool combining adjoint-based optimization with unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) simulations to integrate different propulsion systems with low-drag airframes. - Fast performance prediction: Combine blade element momentum (BEM) theory and vortex lattice methods to efficiently predict propulsive efficiency and engine-airframe drag. - Aeroacoustic prediction: Develop models compatible with NLR tools, using flow distortion theory to predict tonal noise and stochastic optimization approaches for broadband noise components. MENTOR is part of the Dutch Aviation Systems Analysis Lab(DASAL) , a flagship collaboration between TU Delft an...