Senior Aerodynamics Engineer, Air Vehicles
Core
Advanced aerodynamic design and analysis for unmanned air vehicles and missile platforms, covering the full lifecycle from conceptual design to flight test execution.
Role type
Senior IC aerodynamics engineer (air vehicles/missiles)
Builds
High-performance, resilient air vehicles and missile systems for military operations
Domain
Defense / Aerospace engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
aerodynamic design (conceptual/preliminary/detail), low and high order analysis methods, stability and control analysis, aircraft performance modeling, wind tunnel test planning and execution, flight test planning and execution, programming in MATLAB/Python, formal technical documentation
Preferred skills
StarCCM+, ice accretion/icing analysis, Missile DATCOM/OTIS/DYMOS, transonic and supersonic flow regimes
Technologies
StarCCM+, MATLAB, Python
Responsibilities
Perform aerodynamic design for unmanned air vehicles/missiles at various design maturities; conduct aerodynamic analysis using low and high order methods; perform stability and control analysis; model and simulate aircraft performance; generate aerodynamic loads; plan and execute wind tunnel tests; plan and execute flight tests
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
