Aerodynamic Engineer

Resonant Sciences • Dayton, OH

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About The Position

Resonant Sciences LLC is seeking an Aerodynamic Engineer to join its Dayton, Ohio team. The role supports aerodynamic design, testing, and analysis for unmanned aerial vehicle systems, contributing to aircraft development from early design through integration, verification, validation, and field testing. The engineer will work independently and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop and evaluate state-of-the-art technologies in support of national defense missions.

Requirements

• Eight or more years of experience in design and performance analysis of electric or hybrid-electric UAS, eVTOL aircraft, and/or distributed electric propulsion aircraft.
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong understanding of fixed-wing and multirotor aerodynamics, performance, and stability and control.
• Experience processing and analyzing flight-test and laboratory-test data.
• Proficiency with Python, MATLAB, or similar tools.
• Experience with low-speed wind-tunnel testing and electric-propulsion testing.
• Experience with low- and medium-fidelity aerodynamics simulation tools such as AVL, XFOIL, XROTOR, CHARM, or similar.
• Experience with small uncrewed aircraft prototyping, including composite fabrication techniques.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience partnering with multidisciplinary engineering teams, including mechanical, electrical, GN&C, and software disciplines.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Active security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform aircraft configuration trade studies for mission performance, accounting for weight, fuel, stability and control, propulsion, and payloads.
• Identify and validate technologies for future aircraft capabilities through research, prototyping, and testing.
• Analyze aerodynamics, flight dynamics, propulsion, and aircraft performance using experimental and computational methods.
• Process test data to characterize and evaluate propulsion systems for thrust, power, efficiency, acoustic performance, dynamic response, and thermal performance across the operational envelope, including edge-of-envelope and failure-mode conditions.
• Develop performance models of aircraft and propulsion subsystems for design and software-in-the-loop simulation tools.
• Develop and maintain multidisciplinary aircraft design and analysis tools.
• Support aircraft development through conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design, including analysis, prototyping, integration, and verification and validation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits with low employee cost share for employees and eligible dependents.
• Health Spending Account with standard account fees paid by Resonant Sciences.
• 10 federal holidays: six standard and four floating.
• Flexible Paid Time Off plan.
• Retirement plan, subject to plan, IRS, and ERISA rules.
• Flexible working environment intended to support work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior