Flight Mechanics and Simulation Engineer

We're looking for a Flight Mechanics and Simulation Engineer to join our DOA R&D team at Dronamics. The successful candidate will be responsible for reviewing and improving existing flight mechanics models, expanding the existing MATLAB codebase, and maintaining and improving the in-house flight simulator.

Requirements

• Good working level in MATLAB and Simulink
• Improvement and maintenance of existing dynamic models
• Contribution to existing MATLAB codebase for aircraft analysis
• Good understanding of data structures in MATLAB
• Good understanding of Model Based Design practices (MBD)
• Good understanding of aerodynamics and flight mechanics
• Standard definitions of aerodynamic coefficients
• Derivation of aerodynamic coefficients from Boundary Element Method (BEM) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• 3DOF, 6DOF equations of motion
• Stability derivatives, importance and effect
• Trim and linearization (coupled and decoupled)
• Static and dynamic stability analysis (coupled and decoupled)
• Fixed-and-free neutral and maneuvering points
• Longitudinal and lateral modes
• Post-flight test data analysis
• Familiarity with aerodynamic models
• Stability derivatives/lookup tables
• Improvement of existing flight simulators
• Flight test support
• Good technical documentation writing skills
• Good presentation skills

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Lots of opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Tons of work, zero office politics