Aerospace Modelling & Simulation Engineer - UAV Systems

Saab UK; Bedford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab UK is seeking a qualified engineer to work within the Blue Bear UAV Business Unit in Bedford, supporting the Air Combat Simulation team. You will model and simulate aircraft/UAV systems, develop V&V processes, and produce simulations and tools for customer projects.

The role involves translating data, building Simulink models, auto-coding to C/C++ and DLL, and integrating models into system-of-systems frameworks while ensuring high-quality technical documentation and adherence to security

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in a relevant field.
• Expertise in Matlab/Simulink and Stateflow; auto-coding to C/C++ and DLL.
• Experience with flight dynamics and aircraft performance modelling.
• Knowledge of Earth coordinate systems (WGS-84, etc.).
• Experience with distributed simulation (DIS/HLA) and source control (Git).
• Ability to integrate simulations into system-of-systems and perform V&V.

Responsibilities

• Deliver customer-focused modelling and simulation support.
• Develop models and analysis tools to meet requirements.
• Update, debug and V&V models and simulation tools.
• Analyze results and advise on component interactions.
• Develop and test models for distributed simulations.
• Extend distributed simulation capabilities and tooling.

Skills

Flight dynamics

Earth coordinate systems

Distributed simulation

Optimization

Systems modelling

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Matlab

Simulink

Stateflow

C/C++

Git

Job description

Saab UK is seeking a qualified engineer to work within the Blue Bear UAV Business Unit in Bedford, supporting the Air Combat Simulation team. You will model and simulate aircraft/UAV systems, develop V&V processes, and produce simulations and tools for customer projects.

The role involves translating data, building Simulink models, auto-coding to C/C++ and DLL, and integrating models into system-of-systems frameworks while ensuring high-quality technical documentation and adherence to security