Rotorcraft Design And Assessment Subject Matter Expert
CFD Research Corporation
Huntsville, AL, United States
On-site
Rotorcraft conceptual design
Aircraft performance estimation
Aircraft weight estimation
This position will support the Conceptual Design and Assessment (CD&A) branch with a focus on guiding and integrating multidisciplinary design efforts to accomplish trades studies that inform requirements development
Job Summary
This position will support the Conceptual Design and Assessment (CD&A) branch with a focus on guiding and integrating multidisciplinary design efforts to accomplish trades studies that inform requirements development.
The engineer will apply existing computational tools, develop new computational methods, and build models in specialized areas such as cost, propulsion, and parametric design to support rotorcraft conceptual, preliminary, and detailed component design activities.
CFD Research offers competitive salaries and excellent employee benefits, including an employer matching 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Matching Summary
This position will support the Conceptual Design and Assessment (CD&A) branch with a focus on guiding and integrating multidisciplinary design efforts to accomplish trades studies that inform requirements development.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
rotorcraft conceptual design
aircraft performance estimation
aircraft weight estimation
aircraft cost estimation
NDARC tool utilization
leading technical efforts
briefing senior leaders
Nice-to-have
advanced rotor conceptual design
OpenVSP experience
OpenMDAO experience
Creo Parametric experience
Python experience
Key Requirements
12+ years of experience
M.S. in Aerospace Engineering or related field
Direct experience with NDARC and AIDEN
Demonstrated ability to work independently
Direct experience conducting aircraft trade studies