Aerospace Engineer

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS, a government contractor in Patuxent Highland, MD, seeks an aerospace engineer to support flight control system development and flight dynamics modeling.

Responsibilities include design, integration, testing of flight control systems and autopilots, plus validating models and supporting ground and flight tests.

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 Science degree 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

Documentation / reporting

Sound engineering practices

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee‑owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

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.

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 Science degree 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

EEO Race/Sex/Disability Status/Veteran Status