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
