Lead Aerodynamics Engineer – CFD & Simulation

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE Group PJSC invites applications for a Principal Design Engineer in Modelling and Simulation. This senior role focuses on leading aerodynamic design analyses and integrating CFD, wind-tunnel, and flight-test data across programs.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in aerospace, strong CAD/CFD skills, and proficiency in MATLAB/Python/C++. Excellent leadership and communication are essential for coordinating multidisciplinary design reviews and substantiating performance data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computational Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• Master’s degree or PhD in Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Aircraft Design, Experimental Aerodynamics, or related field preferred.
• Typically 10+ years of relevant aerospace or applied-fluid-dynamics experience.
• Substantial experience applying aerodynamic analysis to the design or development of a complete aircraft, missile, unmanned vehicle, or major aerodynamic component.
• Strong practical knowledge of subsonic, transonic, supersonic, or hypersonic aerodynamics as appropriate to the program portfolio.
• Experience with lift, drag, stability, control, aerodynamic interference, trim, and configuration development.
• Experience with airfoil, wing, body, control-surface, high-lift, inlet, nacelle, or complete-aircraft aerodynamic design.
• Proficiency with CFD tools and supporting geometry, meshing, post-processing, scripting, and automation environments.
• Experience with lower-order aerodynamic tools, empirical methods, handbook methods, or reduced-order models.
• Experience defining, supporting, or interpreting wind-tunnel tests.
• Experience assessing mesh sensitivity, convergence, turbulence modeling, numerical uncertainty, and model-form uncertainty.
• Experience developing aerodynamic databases or structured aerodynamic datasets.
• Experience correlating analytical, CFD, wind-tunnel, and flight-test information.
• Familiarity with CAD and geometry-management processes.
• Familiarity with MATLAB, Python, C/C++, optimization frameworks, workflow automation, or equivalent engineering environments.
• Experience supporting multidisciplinary design trades and major aerospace lifecycle reviews.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a significant aerodynamic work package with limited supervision.
• Experience preparing controlled analysis reports, aerodynamic-data reports, test plans, test reports, and substantiation evidence.
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace or related field

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

CFD tools

Optimization frameworks

CAD

Job description

EDGE Group PJSC invites applications for a Principal Design Engineer in Modelling and Simulation. This senior role focuses on leading aerodynamic design analyses and integrating CFD, wind-tunnel, and flight-test data across programs.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in aerospace, strong CAD/CFD skills, and proficiency in MATLAB/Python/C++. Excellent leadership and communication are essential for coordinating multidisciplinary design reviews and substantiating performance data.