Senior Manager, Aerodynamics and Flight Simulation

Wisk Aero • Mountain View, CA

3d • $240,000 - $280,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on! We are looking for a Senior Manager of Aerodynamics and Vehicle Simulation to join our team. The goal of this role at Wisk is to ensure that all aspects of the aircraft flight performance is safe and able to be certified. You will be part of the Wisk Gen 6 aircraft team that is bringing a commercial autonomous air taxi to the market. This is a hybrid work opportunity. At Wisk, this means working onsite at our Mountain View HQ or Montreal office 3 days per week with flexibility for the remainder of the days. As part of the Gen 6 aircraft team organization you will act as the senior manager of Aerodynamics and Flight Simulation for a novel type of aircraft development targeting the autonomous UAM market. The senior manager of Aerodynamics and Flight Simulation will lead teams of engineers responsible for key aspects of aircraft flight physics. This includes conceptual design, aerodynamic & aerothermal analysis, aero model development and validation, vehicle performance,Stability & Control, flight physics simulation, and acoustic simulation and verification. Your responsibilities will span all stages of the development program.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 15+ years of industry experience in aircraft and rotorcraft aerodynamics, Masters preferred.
• Understanding of rotorcraft and multirotor aircraft aerodynamics and stability.
• Experience with commercial aviation development and Certification as well as rapid rapid development of novel, complex systems.
• Familiarity with aerodynamic data base creation and tools such as CFD, wind tunnel testing, data processing, and flight matching.
• Experience with aerodynamic design and analysis of aircraft to meet performance goals
• Experience creating vehicle simulation models that support certification compliance showing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You are excited to learn about the team, and leverage the hard learned lessons of the past 14+ years of eVTOL development here at Wisk.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with multiple objective optimization and trade-off studies
• Aeromechanics and/or rotor dynamics experience
• Familiarity with Matlab/Simulink, Python and C/C++
• Familiarity with Jira, Git, or other software product lifecycle management tools
• Been part of a program, or programs, working on a clean sheet novel aircraft from concept design to certification.
• Electric engine performance analysis and compliance showing

Responsibilities

• You will provide technical oversight, a clear direction for the team, manage priorities, and provide coordination with the rest of the aircraft team.
• Hire, reward, mentor, retain, and support the development of great people.
• Provide programmatic support including: planning, budget development, and process developement
• Engage proactively with program leaders to ensure alignment, and clear communication of solutions and issues.
• You will take part in supporting the development of Gen 6 aircraft by ensuring that the aircraft is able to meet product, certification and safety requirements.

Benefits

• In addition to offering a great work environment and the opportunity to be part of the team making electric autonomous flight a reality, at Wisk, we offer excellent total rewards which include a competitive base salary, annual bonus, long term incentive, 401K, health benefits and much more.
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 9 off Fridays for full-time employees throughout the year, flexible vacation time off, 11 company holidays, a 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately, commuter assistance, and education assistance.
• And on top of all that, we also offer a variety of perks such as free catered lunches, flight lessons, wellness allowances, snacks, drinks, employee referral bonus, charitable giving match, patent bonus program, and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees