Aerospace Engineer

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; Naval Air Station Patuxent River (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking an Aerospace Engineer to support flight control system development, aircraft modeling and simulation, and flight test activities. The role involves designing, integrating, and testing flight control systems and autopilots, and developing models of aircraft dynamics and subsystems.

The position requires 1–2 years of aerospace engineering experience, proficiency with MATLAB, and strong documentation skills. U.S.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance after hiring.
• U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
• Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Aerospace Engineering.
• 1-2 years' professional experience related to Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience with MATLAB and MATLAB scripting.
• Excellent documentation and report writing skills.
• Knowledge of sound engineering practices that may include such areas as requirement tracking, configuration control, technical communication, and/or the peer review process.

Responsibilities

• Perform aerospace engineering in support of flight control system development; aircraft modeling and simulation; analysis of aircraft flight dynamics; and ground and flight test support.
• Support the design, development, integration, and test of aircraft flight control systems and autopilots.
• Develop, integrate, and validate models of aircraft flight dynamics and subsystems such as payloads, engines, transmissions, flight control components, and sensors.
• Support lab, ground, and flight qualification testing of aircraft avionics, sensors, and flight control systems.

Skills

MATLAB

MATLAB scripting

Documentation

Engineering practices

Requirement tracking

Configuration control

Technical communication

Peer review

Education

Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Overview

AMERICAN SYSTEMSis an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.

Responsibilities

As an Aerospace Engineer with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:

• Perform aerospace engineering in support of flight control system development; aircraft modeling and simulation; analysis of aircraft flight dynamics; and ground and flight test support.
• Support the design, development, integration, and test of aircraft flight control systems and autopilots.
• Develop, integrate, and validate models of aircraft flight dynamics and subsystems such as payloads, engines, transmissions, flight control components, and sensors.
• Support lab, ground, and flight qualification testing of aircraft avionics, sensors, and flight control systems.

Qualifications

• Must have the ability to obtain a Secret clearance after hiring.

  U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance

• Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Aerospace Engineering.
• 1-2 years' professional experience related to Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience with MATLAB and MATLAB scripting.
• Excellent documentation and report writing skills.
• Knowledge of sound engineering practices that may include such areas as requirement tracking, configuration control, technical communication, and/or the peer review process.

EEO Statement

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