Aerospace Performance & Design Engineer

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc.; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

PTO

Life Insurance

Supplemental Coverage

HSA

Retirement Savings

Paid Holidays

Work Environment

Ideal Location

Job summary

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero) is seeking a full-time Aerospace Engineer - Performance and Design to join our team in San Luis Obispo, CA.

The engineer will contribute to multi-disciplinary development of next-generation aircraft design and control systems, collaborating across engineering disciplines and project teams. Responsibilities include conceptual design, performance analyses, and tool development, with opportunities to apply advanced simulation methods and optimize vehicle

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Proficiency with MATLAB and/or Python.
• Proficiency with aircraft flight performance analysis and conceptual design.
• Fundamental understanding of aerodynamics, stability & control, thermal, structures, electronics, systems engineering, computational optimization, etc.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong writing & presentation skills.
• Willing to relocate to San Luis Obispo, CA.

Responsibilities

• Conduct aircraft conceptual design and sizing studies.
• Analysis of aerodynamics, propulsion, flight performance, etc.
• Setting up and running vehicle and component optimizations.
• Perform analysis, simulation, and engineering trade studies to support design decisions.
• Research about technologies, analysis methods, standards, and regulations to guide aircraft design.
• Develop, test, and implement custom software-based design tools.
• Clearly communicate engineering ideas, progress, and results using written reports and oral presentations to supervisors, project managers, and customers.
• Collaborate with team members to accomplish project goals in a timely fashion.

Skills

MATLAB/Python

Flight performance analysis

Aerospace design concepts

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Relocation to SLO

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering

Master’s degree in aerospace engineering

Tools

Simulink

Python

VBA

C++

SolidWorks

Git

OpenVSP

VSPAERO

CFD (Altair/OVERFLOW)

Job description

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero) is seeking a full-time Aerospace Engineer - Performance and Design to join our team in San Luis Obispo, CA.

The engineer will contribute to multi-disciplinary development of next-generation aircraft design and control systems, collaborating across engineering disciplines and project teams. Responsibilities include conceptual design, performance analyses, and tool development, with opportunities to apply advanced simulation methods and optimize vehicle