Flight Sciences Engineer
Core
Develop guidance and control laws, validate software solutions, and create navigation systems for autonomous drone fleets in contested environments.
Role type
Senior Flight Sciences Engineer (Guidance, Navigation, and Control)
Builds
Autonomous aerial small drones (fixed-wing, rotary-wing, hybrid VTOL) and their operational software
Domain
Defense / Aerospace Engineering / Robotics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Aerodynamic design and analysis, Flight simulation development, Flight test planning and execution, CFD tool usage, MATLAB/Simulink programming, C++ programming, Flight dynamics and stability theory, Control law development
Preferred skills
PhD in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering, Flight control design for missiles, Simulink Embedded Coder expertise
Technologies
CFD tools, MATLAB, Simulink, C++, C++
Responsibilities
Conduct aerodynamic design and analysis for various aircraft platforms, Design and maintain high-fidelity flight simulation models, Plan and execute flight tests and wind tunnel testing, Analyze test data to identify performance trends and system bugs, Develop and validate guidance and control software solutions, Prepare technical reports and briefings for stakeholders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
