Aerodynamics & Performance Engineer (R2265)
Shield AI
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See open jobs at Shield AI.See open jobs similar to "Aerodynamics & Performance Engineer (R2265)" Homebrew.What you'll do:
- Perform aerodynamic characterization efforts utilizing analytical and experimental methods
- Conduct aircraft performance analyses
- Develop and manage tools for conceptual design and aircraft performance
- Support conceptual and preliminary design efforts of aircraft and components
- Progress infrastructure for databases, codes, and tools management
- Drive and support wind tunnel, ground, and flight testing
- Develop test methods for experimental aerodynamic and performance characterization
- Execute uncertainty analyses
- Utilize tools to quantify structural loads on aerodynamic bodies and surfaces
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional and program-based teams
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 5-8 years professional experience related to aerodynamics or aircraft design or aircraft performance
- Experience partnering with a multidisciplinary engineering team, including mechanical, electrical, propulsion, software, and AI disciplines
- Solid understanding of aerodynamic fundamentals, CFD techniques, and wind tunnel testing
- Experience with aerodynamic tools and techniques, e.g., vortex-lattice, panel-method, etc.
- Experience with Matlab or Python for data analysis
- Familiarity with translating aerodynamic analyses into workable design solutions for flight vehicles
- Familiarity with lofting/surfacing tools in SolidWorks (or equivalent CAD software tools) for generating water-tight geometries
- Passion for solving complex problems in a fast-moving environment
- Demonstrated record of working hard, strong communication skills, being a trustworthy teammate, and being kind to others
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with Pointwise, Tecplot or similar CFD software tools
- Experience with aeroacoustics analysis
- Experience with low-speed airfoil design
- Experience with wind tunnel testing
- Experience with aeroelasticity and flutter analysis
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