Aircraft Configuration & Stability Control Engineer

DRONAMICS

Sofia, Bulgaria

The Role

Working as part of the DOA R&D team and reporting to the Aero, Performance and Simulation team Lead, the Stability and Control Engineer is responsible for the following:

Position Responsibilities

Development and analysis of the aircraft flight controls;
Develops Stability and Control simulation models;
Performs control surface sizing analyses;
Designs and executes complex trade studies to develop creative and efficient solutions to meet program requirements and customer expectations, while working closely with other disciplines;
Plans and supports S&C wind tunnel tests, including reducing and interpreting output data from S&C wind tunnel tests;
Analyses and evaluates flying and handling qualities from Flight test data;
Provides support, analysis and documentation to the Certification team and evaluates certification requirements and implications for S&C;
Supports Piloted Simulation testing;
Develops requirements for Stability and control flight testing, supports flight tests and post flight analysis including reducing and interpreting output data from S&C flight tests;
Key contributor to developing new and improving existing technologies, tools and processes to enhance technology readiness, improve vehicle performance and reduce cycle time and cost

Basic Qualifications (Required Skill/Experience)

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering;
3+ years of experience in either aerodynamics or stability and control;
1+ years of experience using Matlab/Simulink.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

10+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
Experience in Stability and Control Simulation;
Experience with aircraft development programs;
Knowledgeable in wind tunnel and flight test programs;
Experience developing S&C Simulation models in programming languages;
Familiarity with other programming languages, such as C/C++ and Fortran.

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