Senior Flight Sciences Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Aerodynamic Design & Analysis:
• Aerodynamic design of fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and hybrid VTOL platforms at conceptual, preliminary, and detail design maturities
• aerodynamic analysis of unmanned air vehicles, using both low and high order methods, including analysis tool development and improvement as needed
• Conduct detailed analysis to predict and enhance aero performance.
• Utilize Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools and low-order methods for performance evaluation.
• Develop and maintain in-house suite of aerodynamic analysis tools.
• Evaluate impacts of configuration changes on performance of the aircraft.
• Flight Simulation Development:

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years applicable professional experience with airborne platforms
• 7+ years of experience in aerodynamic design and analysis, flight simulation, and flight testing
• Hands-on experience with CFD tools, MATLAB/Simulink, or equivalent simulation platforms
• 5+ years experience in programming and data analysis skills (MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C++, etc.)
• Strong understanding of aerodynamics and flight dynamics, stability, and control
• A passion for defending the Unites States of America and its allies
• US person status is required as this position requires access to export controlled information