GNC Analysis Engineer

About the role

Seeking engineers with strong aircraft flight dynamics and vehicle performance analysis experience to support an autonomous aerial refueling aircraft program. This role focuses on reviewing and validating mission flight data and simulation outputs to ensure mission plans are safe, stable, and operationally viable. The engineer will analyze post-flight and simulation results, identify anomalies, assess flying qualities, and provide recommendations for mission plan validation. This is a data analysis and flight performance evaluation role, not a mission planning, control law development, or simulation development position.

This is a fully onsite contract position based out of Fort Worth, TX.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 21, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Analyze aircraft flight dynamics and flying qualities data generated from the programs mission plan executions.
• Review flight model outputs, including line-over-line plots and other performance data, to determine mission safety and vehicle performance.
• Evaluate 6 Degree of Freedom (6DOF) simulation and flight results.
• Assess Aircraft Behavior During Waypoint transitionsTurns and maneuveringContingency/divert routesTakeoff and landing operations
• Monitor And Evaluate Critical Flight Parameters Including Load factors (Nz)Angle of Attack (AoA)Sideslip/BetaControl surface positions and ratesStability and oscillatory behavior
• Identify undesirable flight characteristics, anomalies, oscillations, or performance concerns.
• Validate multiple mission paths and flight profiles provided by the customer.
• Document findings clearly and communicate results to engineering and program stakeholders.
• Contribute recommendations for future process improvements and potential test automation opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• Strong Understanding Of Aircraft flight dynamicsStability and control principlesAircraft performance analysisFlying qualities assessment
• Experience analyzing 6DOF aircraft simulation or flight test results.
• Ability to interpret vehicle dynamics data and assess safe aircraft operation across mission phases.
• Strong analytical, technical writing, and communication skills.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to work with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

Qualifications

• Experience conducting or supporting flight test data analysis.
• Experience with autonomous aircraft, UAVs, drones, or unmanned systems.
• Experience supporting military aircraft programs.
• Familiarity with MATLAB, Simulink, MatrixX, Mod X Sim, or similar aerospace analysis and modeling tools.
• Experience with flying wing or low-observable aircraft platforms (B-21, X-47, MQ-25, similar platforms).
• Experience identifying opportunities for