- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- BostonMassachusettsUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Aug 27, 2026
- Salary
- $130,000–$175,000 a year
Full-time
Flight Dynamics Engineer
Job description
We are seeking a Flight Dynamics Engineer to develop and integrate aircraft models within our simulation environment, supporting scalable and reusable modeling across multiple aircraft platforms.
Job responsibilities
- Develop, improve, and update aircraft models that simulate aerodynamics, control systems, servos, brakes, landing gear, etc.
- Support flight test planning, instrumentation requirements, and test data analysis to gather quality data for simulation development and validation.
- Write software to support continuous improvements to our existing simulation.
- Collaborate with virtual test environment users to ensure that their objectives are met.
- Support expansion of our virtual test environment to include additional advancements needed to support our customers
Job requirements
- BS in Aerospace or Mechanical engineering
- 5+ years of relevant experience working with aircraft dynamics and aircraft simulation
- Proficiency in MATLAB and Simulink with some basic knowledge of C, C++, and python
- An understanding of conventional aircraft simulation modeling techniques
- Experience with flight test
- Experience with aircraft certification
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