- General Atomics (Poway, CA)
- …aircraft platforms. Responsibilities include conceptual sizing and preliminary design, aerodynamic and performance modeling, wind tunnel test planning, execution, ... maintaining analytical Modeling and Simulation (M&S) tools. + Generate high-fidelity 6DOF aerodynamic databases from wind tunnel and CFD data. + Collaborate among… more
- Northrop Grumman (Los Angeles, CA)
- …in-service support. Each discipline within Loads and Dynamics uniquely couples aerodynamic and inertial forces with structural deformations, integrating a variety of ... loads, by using and developing analytical models that incorporate structural, aerodynamic , and control systems characteristics and assist in performing Missile level… more
- General Atomics (Palmdale, CA)
- …work with a high degree of accuracy + Prepare and apply material for aerodynamic smoothing and flushness + Able to accurately cut materials to specific dimensions ... + Identifies surface imperfections and makes corrections using approved procedures. Applies aerodynamic fillers to seams or voids and build up surfaces to conform… more
- The Boeing Company (Edwards AFB, CA)
- …and dynamic forces that act on a vehicle + Define structural, inertial, aerodynamic and systems definition for analyses + Develop tests, support test execution and ... analysis, and report test results to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications + Define and document certification and test results to support compliance with customer and regulatory agency requirements + Perform failure… more
- General Atomics (Palmdale, CA)
- …the safe execution of flight test maneuvers, with special emphasis on aerodynamic performance and flying qualities of stability control systems and autopilot ... systems. + Author, compile technical documents and memorandums, and provide verbal counsel to more senior staff advising on safety aspects of flight test risks and mitigations. + Provides centralized coordination and communication with flight test team members… more
- Ford Motor Company (Long Beach, CA)
- …unique approaches for using physical test properties to evaluate and define aerodynamic devices or customer user experiences in future electric vehicles Hands-on CAD ... design, fabrication, and assembly of static and functional prototypes at component, subsystem, and full vehicle levels Project manage and source components from internal and external vendors of waterjet, rapid prototyped, machined components, and composite… more
- General Atomics (Poway, CA)
- …of open and closed loop aeroelastic flight loads models, the calculation of aerodynamic and inertial loads across the aircraft. + Landing and Ground loads includes ... hand calculation methods, structural dynamics and explicit simulations of landings. + Dynamics analysis includes normal modes, frequency response, random vibration, and the development of vibration and shock environmental criteria. + Develop aeroelastic models… more
- General Atomics (Poway, CA)
- …best-practice development + Translate the physics of flight control avionics, the aerodynamic characteristics, and the mass properties of a conceptual aircraft into ... MATLAB scripts and Simulink models for real-time simulation. + Construct MATLAB/Simulink models for automatic code generation. + Independently verify and validate the system on simulated hardware and on the actual hardware against higher fidelity simulation… more
- Natilus (San Diego, CA)
- …support. Typically, this work includes design of a BWB aircraft with full aerodynamic analysis of the vehicle as a whole, including control surfaces, thrust lines, ... trim, stability and control. Full scale CFD analysis and wind tunnel testing will also be required. Natilus is building a large 19,000 lbs unmanned aerial vehicle powered by twin turbo props and is a Blended Wing Body with the sole purpose of carrying cargo.… more
- Lockheed Martin (Palmdale, CA)
- …This small team requires dedicated involvement in all aspects of aerodynamic testing including test preparation, test execution, and data presentation\. **What ... You Will Be Doing** As the Aeronautical Engineer Senior you will be responsible for leveraging technical and leadership skills to contribute to the abundant testing for numerous programs in the L2WT and occasionally support off\-site wind tunnel test\(s\)\.… more