Flight Simulation Engineer

General Atomics-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Huntsville, AL
5,001-10,000 employees
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General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world's leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is a supplier of advanced electromagnetic systems, related power equipment and other high technology products for a variety of government and commercial applications. These include products such as the design and fabrication of linear motors, superconducting and conventional rotating motors, power inverters, high-energy capacitors, radiation monitoring systems, high-voltage direct current power distribution systems, and numerous other products. We have an exciting opportunity in our Aerospace Systems Engineering Department for a Flight Simulation Engineer. This full-time position is located at our Huntsville, AL site and directly supports the System Simulation & Analysis and Guidance, Navigation, and Control teams by providing technical expertise for development and configuration management of analysis tools for a variety of space and weapon system development projects.

  • Support the aerospace systems engineering organization by developing and configuration managing flight simulations and other analysis tools.
  • Support development of new weapon systems particularly gun-launched projectiles and guided missiles and/or satellites.
  • Support real-time simulation development and Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop testing.
  • Perform upgrades to simulation and analysis tools with special focus on maintaining analyst usability and tool flexibility.
  • Support peer reviews of simulation models, analysis tools, and other software modules as required.
  • Develop and implement simulation software unit tests and other automated test scripts as required.
  • Develop simulation tool and software documentation using company guidelines and best industry practices.
  • Support post-processing and analysis of data collected from ground and flight tests, simulation-based performance assessments, and other sources.
  • Develop briefing materials for design reviews.
  • Facilitate rapid resolution of delays that impact simulation and analysis tasks including real-time, thorough communication with task leads, program management and other leadership is required.
  • Collaborate daily with GA and customer engineering and program management teams.
  • Support development of simulation and analysis related data deliverables.
  • Perform other duties as required.
  • Experience in aerospace systems engineering or related field.
  • Proficiency in developing and managing flight simulations and analysis tools.
  • Knowledge of real-time simulation development and testing methodologies.
  • Experience with Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop testing.
  • Ability to perform upgrades to simulation and analysis tools with a focus on usability and flexibility.
  • Experience in developing simulation software unit tests and automated test scripts.
  • Strong documentation skills following company guidelines and industry best practices.
  • Ability to analyze data from ground and flight tests and simulation-based performance assessments.
  • Strong communication skills for collaboration with engineering and program management teams.
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