Rotorcraft CAD and Layout Engineer

Responsibilities

• Construct detailed parametric CAD layouts of aircraft concepts to support design iterations and trade studies.
• Conduct layout studies to determine optimal placement of components and identify potential interference or integration issues.
• Generate aircraft geometries needed for survivability analysis.
• Inform trade studies on aircraft configurations by highlighting geometric and operational constraints.
• Support senior engineers in assessing air vehicle performance and weights against operational requirements.
• Use government-standard tools, such as NASA Design and Analysis of Rotorcraft (NDARC), for aircraft modeling and performance assessment.
• Explore requirements trade space and provide guidance on operational impacts of design features as they relate to user and mission needs.
• Assess current technologies in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver system-level assessments of component technologies.
• Collaborate with a team to develop and test new tools used in the design process.

Requirements

• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience performing design of crewed or uncrewed air systems, including aircraft performance and weight estimation.
• Hands-on experience with Creo Parametric for 3D aircraft layout and modeling.
• Experience developing aircraft designs and estimating performance using modeling and simulation tools.
• Experience conducting aircraft trade studies to define and explore trade space.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.
• Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time.

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications:
• Ability to work independently and support technical projects with minimal oversight.
• Familiarity of rotor conceptual design process.
• Experience using NDARC and workflow environments such as Air Vehicle Integrated Design Environment (AIDEN).
• Proficiency with OpenVSP and OpenMDAO.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and excellent employee benefits, including an employer matching 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• Highly competitive insurance package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• Company paid leave, compensation time, parental leave, long-term and short-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance.
• Group and individual bonuses are awarded for exceptional performance.