Posted 2 months ago
Aerospace Engineer, Sr
Patuxent RiverOn-siteFull-time
AI Summary
Leads engineering efforts for flight control system development, aircraft modeling and simulation, flight dynamics analysis, and ground and flight test support as a senior aerospace engineer.
About this role
Overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Aerospace Engineer with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:
- 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
- Mentor more junior engineers
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Qualifications
- 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
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering
- At least 7 years of experience to include development and/or refinement of flight dynamics models; work with flight test data to include flight test support and flight data analysis, and/or familiarity with aircraft performance, aerodynamic design, non-linear system identification, and flight control system design and analysis.
- 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.
EEO Statement
EEO Race/Sex/Disability Status/Veteran StatusSkills
Aerodynamic DesignAerospace EngineeringAircraft Modeling And SimulationAircraft Performance AnalysisAutopilot DesignConfiguration ControlFlight Control SystemsFlight Data AnalysisFlight DynamicsFlight Test SupportNon-linear System IdentificationPeer Review ProcessSecurity ClearanceTechnical Communication
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