Research Aerospace Engineer

University of Dayton•Dayton, OH

4d•Onsite

About The Position

UDRI is seeking qualified applicants to apply for a Research Aerospace Engineer position. This position will work for the Air Vehicle Optimization Group of the Structures & Materials Division and is a full-time benefit eligible position that offers health, dental and vision insurance, retirement, disability, tuition assistance, vacation/sick accrual and holiday pay. The Air Vehicle Optimization Group at UDRI is a diverse team of skilled engineers and scientists who work closely with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop, prototype, and test numerical models, software, and hardware for the multidisciplinary design and analysis of aerospace vehicles. The group brings together specialties in Aerospace, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics to combine state-of-the-art engineering tools with innovative ideas to support future aircraft design methods from conceptual design through flight testing. The group is currently seeing an Aerospace Engineer to support ongoing research and development contracts at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the Air Force Research Laboratory to provide support for airframe propulsion and power systems integration. Research Aerospace Engineers apply fundamental engineering principles to design, develop, document, maintain, and deploy software infrastructure and engineering analyses in the support of aerospace engineering research. Specifically providing support in the area of conceptual vehicle design in support of our Modular/Scalable UAS portfolio and perform finite-element-based structural sizing processes.

Requirements

A Bachelors or equivalent degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline from ABET accredited institution
Knowledge of: propulsion systems, aeroelasticity, experimental aerodynamics, numerical analysis, CFD, orbital dynamics
Basic experience with MATLAB, LabVIEW, Python, SolidWorks, OpenVSP, XFOIL, Cradle CFD, C++/Ansys or other similar programming languages
Experience with developing 3D printed parts
Due to requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a US Citizen
Bachelors and no previous work experience (R1 Level)
Bachelors and three years previous work experience, OR Masters and two years previous work experience (R2 Level)

Nice To Haves

A Masters or equivalent degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline from ABET accredited institution
Proficient using MATLAB, LabVIEW, Python, SolidWorks, OpenVSP, XFOIL, Cradle CFD, C++/Ansys or similar programming languages
Experience in designing and executing test procedures for parametric studies
Experience with analyzing experimental data and presenting results
Experience with mechanical design, experimental testing and validation, fluid mechanics, structural analysis, additive manufacturing, systems integration
Experience with CFD tools
Experience with designing and modifying propulsion test hardware
Research experience
Experience in aircraft design and propulsion and power system integration
Finite element analysis for structural analysis
CFD for aerospace analysis
Multidisciplinary analysis
Sensitivity analysis
Design optimization
Aeroservoelastic design optimization
Aircraft trajectory optimization framework
Computer programming
Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Develop, prototype, and test numerical models, software, and hardware for the multidisciplinary design and analysis of aerospace vehicles.
Support ongoing research and development contracts at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Provide support for airframe propulsion and power systems integration.
Apply fundamental engineering principles to design, develop, document, maintain, and deploy software infrastructure and engineering analyses in the support of aerospace engineering research.
Provide support in the area of conceptual vehicle design in support of our Modular/Scalable UAS portfolio.
Perform finite-element-based structural sizing processes.