Hypersonic Flight Dynamics Engineer — 6-DOF & Equity

Hypersonica GmbH; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

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Job summary

Hypersonica is seeking a hands-on Flight Dynamics/Controls Engineer to develop and maintain 6-DOF flight dynamics simulations for hypersonic vehicles. You will integrate aerodynamic models, mass properties, actuators and environment data to support design and testing.

You’ll collaborate with GNC, Aerodynamics, Aeroelastic, and Systems teams to define control requirements, perform MIL/SIL/HIL validation, and analyze robustness across the flight envelope.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Flight Dynamics, Aerodynamics, or Controls Engineer with vehicle simulations experience.
• Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering; postgraduate in flight dynamics or control is a plus.
• Strong grounding in flight mechanics and aerodynamic modelling of control surfaces.
• Experience developing 6-DOF simulations in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or C++.
• Understanding of control system fundamentals and how aerodynamics affect design.
• CFD, wind tunnel data, or flight test data analysis is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own the simulation of aerodynamic control and flight dynamics for hypersonic vehicles, from concept to flight test.
• Develop and maintain six‑degree‑of‑freedom (6‑DOF) flight dynamics simulations integrating aerodynamic, mass properties, actuator, and environment models.
• Characterise control surface effectiveness, hinge moments, and interactions using CFD, engineering methods, and test data.
• Build and maintain aerodynamic control models and databases used in simulation and control design.
• Assess vehicle stability and handling across the flight envelope and feed findings into design.
• Collaborate with GNC, Aerodynamics, Aeroelastic, and Systems teams to define control requirements and margins.
• Support MIL, SIL, and HIL simulation and test activities.
• Run Monte Carlo and dispersion analyses to assess robustness to uncertainties in aerodynamics and vehicle properties.
• Correlate simulation with wind tunnel and flight test data and document models and results.

Skills

Flight dynamics

Aerospace engineering

Control theory

6-DOF simulations

CFD data analysis

MATLAB/Simulink

Python/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

C++

Job description

Hypersonica is seeking a hands-on Flight Dynamics/Controls Engineer to develop and maintain 6-DOF flight dynamics simulations for hypersonic vehicles. You will integrate aerodynamic models, mass properties, actuators and environment data to support design and testing.

You’ll collaborate with GNC, Aerodynamics, Aeroelastic, and Systems teams to define control requirements, perform MIL/SIL/HIL validation, and analyze robustness across the flight envelope.