Flight Performance Engineer — Hybrid (Equity)

Tiberius Aerospace Inc.; Tucson (AZ); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Tiberius Aerospace Inc. in Tucson, AZ, invites an experienced Flight Performance Engineer to join our Aerodynamics & Propulsion team.

You will build and maintain reduced-order performance models, integrate CFD and test data, and drive program-level performance predictions across air vehicle and munition programs. This role bridges CFD, ground and flight testing, with opportunities to shape modeling standards, document data provenance, and present results at program milestones.

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 4+ years in aerodynamics, propulsion, or flight performance analysis.
• Proficiency in performance modeling, data analysis, and automation.
• Working knowledge of aerodynamic and propulsion fundamentals.
• Experience with reduced-order vehicle performance modeling (3-DOF/point-mass).
• Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain flight vehicle and propulsion performance models, including reduced-order simulation environments.
• Support aerodynamic and propulsion databases, ensuring version control and well-documented data.
• Reduce and analyze wind tunnel, engine, and flight test data to compare with model predictions.
• Assist test planning, instrumentation definition, and point selection for campaigns.
• Document correlation results and update models with new data.
• Collaborate with aero-propulsion engineers to reflect latest analysis and test results.
• Prepare performance analysis summaries for milestone packages.
• Present at major program milestone reviews and defend predictions.

Skills

Performance modeling

Data analysis

Automation

CFD familiarity

Flight dynamics

Education

B.S. or higher in Aerospace Engineering

Job description

Tiberius Aerospace Inc. in Tucson, AZ, invites an experienced Flight Performance Engineer to join our Aerodynamics & Propulsion team.

You will build and maintain reduced-order performance models, integrate CFD and test data, and drive program-level performance predictions across air vehicle and munition programs. This role bridges CFD, ground and flight testing, with opportunities to shape modeling standards, document data provenance, and present results at program milestones.