Loads and Dynamics Engineer
Core
Develop and refine external loads, create dynamic simulations, validate analysis through testing and flight, and evaluate flutter behaviors for supersonic & hypersonic aircraft programs.
Role type
Loads and Dynamics Engineer
Builds
Supersonic and hypersonic aircraft systems
Domain
Defense aviation / Aerospace engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
structural static and dynamic problem solving, finite element analysis, external loads definition, aeroelastic effects characterization, random vibration environment definition
Preferred skills
NASTRAN or similar FEA software, CFD, multi-disciplinary optimization, Python programming, supersonic/hypersonic flight regimes knowledge, high-temperature materials, shock-wave dynamics, thermal loads, flight mechanics, aerodynamics, structural dynamics, vibration analysis
Technologies
NASTRAN, CFD, Python
Responsibilities
Solve structural static and dynamic problems via hand calculations, FEA, or test data; Define external loads from flight maneuvers, gust, takeoff, and landing; Generate vehicle finite element models to assess static and dynamic load cases; Characterize aeroelastic effects such as flutter; Define random vibration environments from buffet and engine dynamics
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC