AMERICAN SYSTEMS is looking for a Senior Aerospace Engineer to lead engineering efforts in flight control system development, aircraft modeling and simulation, analysis of aircraft flight dynamics, and ground and flight test support.
Requirements
- development and/or refinement of flight dynamics models
- work with flight test data to include flight test support and flight data analysis
- familiarity with aircraft performance, aerodynamic design, non-linear system identification, and flight control system design and analysis.
Responsibilities
- Be the engineering lead in support of flight control system development; aircraft modeling and simulation; analysis of aircraft flight dynamics; and ground and flight test support.
- Design, development, integration, and test of aircraft flight control systems and autopilots
- Develop, integrate, and validate models of aircraft flight dynamics and subsystems such as payloads, engines, transmissions, flight control components, and sensors
- Support lab, ground, and flight qualification testing of aircraft avionics, sensors, and flight control systems
Other
- Active or the ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance after hiring (requires US Citizenship)
- U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
- At least 7 years of experience
- Excellent documentation and report writing skills are essential for this position.
- Knowledge of sound engineering practices that may include such areas as requirement tracking, configuration control, technical communication, and/or the peer review process.
