Aerodynamic Engineer

Resonant Sciences LLC; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Health Spending Account

10 federal holidays

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

Resonant Sciences LLC in Dayton, Ohio, seeks an experienced Aerodynamic Engineer to join a fast-paced elite team focused on state-of-the-art technologies for unmanned aerial systems. The role requires independent work, rigorous analysis, and effective communication with engineers, technicians, and program staff.

The candidate will contribute to end-to-end development from prototypes to field testing, with opportunities to lead trade studies, model development, and test campaigns in a high-impact

Qualifications

• 8+ years of design and performance analysis of unmanned aerial systems or electric/hybrid propulsion aircraft.
• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Strong understanding of fixed-wing and multirotor aerodynamics, performance, stability and control.
• Experience processing and analyzing flight or lab test data.
• Proficient in Python or Matlab.
• Experience with low-speed wind tunnel testing and electric propulsion testing.
• Experience with aero tools such as AVL, XFOIL, XROTOR, CHARM.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to work with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform aircraft configuration trade studies affecting weight, fuel, stability and control, propulsion, and payloads.
• Identify and validate key technologies for future aircraft capabilities through research, prototyping, and testing.
• Analyze aerodynamics, flight dynamics, propulsion, and aircraft performance using experimental and computational methods.
• Process test data to characterize propulsion systems across the full envelope, including edge cases.
• Develop performance models of aircraft and propulsion subsystems for design and simulation tools.
• Develop and maintain multidisciplinary aircraft design and analysis tools.
• Support development through conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design phases including analysis, prototyping, integration, and validation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Python

Matlab

Aerodynamics

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering or related field

Tools

AVL

XFOIL

XROTOR

CHARM

Job description

Resonant Sciences LLC has an immediate opening for an Aerodynamic Engineer to join our Dayton, Ohio team. The position provides an opportunity to join a fast-paced elite team whose primary mission is to support our Nation's War Fighters. The candidate for this position shall be a self-starter who can work independently, unsupervised, and with little guidance. The candidate will have an opportunity to be a member of a world-class team consisting of talented and dedicated engineers, technicians, and professionals who work together to interrupt and challenge the status quo to design and develop state-of-the-art technologies.

A career at Resonant Sciences means that you will be involved in the complete development life cycle, seeing your design evolve from development prototypes to incorporating mission requirements to technical specifications into a finished product for field testing.

Duties And Responsibilities

The Aerodynamic Engineer is responsible for aerodynamic design, test, and analysis for unmanned aerial vehicle systems. You bring superb technical, research and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right work done quickly and effectively, diving deep, producing analysis and communicating results to a broad audience of content experts.

The selected Engineer will have responsibility for and should have expertise in the following areas:

• Perform aircraft configuration trade studies on mission performance that includes effects of weight, fuel, stability and control, propulsion, and payloads.
• Identify and validate key technologies to enable future aircraft capabilities through research, prototyping, and testing.
• Perform analyses of aerodynamics, flight dynamics, propulsion, and aircraft performance using both experimental and computational methods
• Process test data to characterize and evaluate propulsion systems for thrust, power, efficiency, acoustic, dynamic response, and thermal performance across the full operational envelope, including edge-of-envelope and failure-mode conditions.
• Develop performance models of aircraft and propulsion subsystems for design and software-in-the-loop simulation tools.
• Develop and maintain multidisciplinary aircraft design and analysis tools.
• Support aircraft development through conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design phases including analysis, prototyping, integration, and verification and validation activities.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Eight (8)+ years experience in design and performance analysis of electric or hybrid-electric Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, and/or distributed electric propulsion aircraft.
• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong understanding of fixed-wing and multirotor aerodynamics, performance, stability > control.
• Experience processing and analyzing flight test and lab test data.
• Proficiency with Python, Matlab, or similar.
• Experience with low-speed wind tunnel testing and electric propulsion testing.
• Experience working with low- and medium-fidelity aerodynamics simulation tools such as AVL, XFOIL, XROTOR, CHARM, or similar.
• Experience with small uncrewed aircraft prototyping including composite fabrication techniques
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience partnering with a multidisciplinary engineering team, including mechanical, electrical, GN&C, and software disciplines.

Citizenship/Security Clearance

• U.S. Citizenship required. Ability to obtain and/or maintain a security clearance. Active clearance preferred.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Become part of a high-tech work environment that is highly impactful, exciting, and collaborative.
• Flexible working environment that enables our employees to balance work and personal life.
• A comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits with extremely low employee cost share for you and your eligible dependents.
• A well-funded Health Spending Account with standard account fees paid by Resonant Sciences.
• 10 Federal Holidays (6 Standard, 4 Floating).
• A flexible Paid Time Off plan for employees.
• A generous retirement plan, subject to plan, IRS and ERISA rules.

WHO ARE WE?

Resonant Sciences is a research and development firm with locations all over the United States, focused on developing and transitioning innovative technologies and solutions to developmental and operational platforms. Our areas of expertise include radome and antenna design and fabrication, custom electronic solutions, and RF measurements of materials, antennas, radomes, and subsystems. Our extensive capabilities include design and analysis, production, and ground and flight testing.

A career at Resonant Sciences means that you will be involved in the complete development life cycle, seeing your design evolve from development prototype to incorporating mission requirements to technical specifications into a finished product for field testing.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.