Principal Engineer, Aerospace - Flight Sciences (R4448)

Shield AI • Dallas, TX

4d • $200,000 - $310,000

About The Position

As a Flight Sciences Engineer, you will work across disciplines to enable aircraft design, build, test, and flight. The Flight Sciences team encompasses aerodynamics, aircraft performance, aero-propulsion, stability and control, aerodynamic modeling, wind tunnel testing, and flight testing and is responsible for designing and testing high-performance unmanned aircraft.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 14 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 12 years experience; or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in at least one sub-discipline of the Flight Sciences team
• Experience partnering with a multidisciplinary engineering team
• Experience working closely with USG and/or foreign customers
• Proven track record of successfully shipping products, showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed expectations in a fast-paced environment
• You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others

Nice To Haves

• Experience in flight dynamics / stability & control
• Experience in wind tunnel testing (force & moment, inlet operability, loads, jet effects, store separation, etc)
• Experience in flight test preparation, execution, and data analysis

Responsibilities

• Own best practices and technical processes in your area of expertise within Flight Sciences (flight dynamics, CFD, test, etc)
• Support aircraft design from conceptual phase through flight
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including structural engineers, propulsion engineers, flight test engineers, and control systems engineers, to ensure integrated, optimized, and safe aircraft performance
• Analyze flight test data to validate and refine models and designs
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in aerodynamics and apply best practices to our systems
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior engineers and contribute to the continuous improvement of our engineering processes

What This Job Offers

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