Aerospace Engineer

About the role

The successful candidate will be a member of the lead technical team designing, testing and development of custom wind tunnels, traverse systems and associated accessories. The technical tasks will include conceptual as well as detail designs of wind tunnels for customers, sizing of power systems and related instrumentation for the purposes of wind tunnel testing. In addition, tasks will include support for the development, modification, integration, test and maintenance of these wind tunnel systems.

Responsibilities

• Conceptual and detail designs of wind tunnels for customers
• Sizing of power systems and related instrumentation for wind tunnel testing
• Support for the development, modification, integration, test and maintenance of wind tunnel systems
• Communicate with customers on their requirements for custom wind tunnels

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering; Master of Science is highly desired.
• Desire for low speed wind tunnel testing and design.
• 3+ years of experience (practical and/or academic) to include development and/or refinement of low speed aerodynamics; work with any test data which can include flight test data, aerodynamic data, any large data sets to be able to manipulate and analyze. Excellent documentation and report writing skills are essential for this position.
• MATLAB programming language skills.
• Good knowledge of sound engineering practices that may include such areas as requirement technical communication, and/or the peer review process.
• Able to communicate with customers on their requirements for custom wind tunnels.

Desired

• Experience with technical work in flight dynamics and related fields.

Career Opportunities

We are seeking well-rounded, team players with both the technical and people skills the thrive in a company that’s producing cutting edge aerodynamic research equipment.