Flight Sciences Engineer — Aircraft Performance & Data

fmsaerospace; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-competitive compensation

Company performance-based bonus plan

Equity stock-based compensation plan

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Job summary

FMS Aerospace in Huntsville seeks an experienced Flight Sciences Engineer for full-time work on ground and flight testing of aircraft modification programs under Part 23/25. You will process and interpret flight test data to support certification, performance, and systems verification, collaborating with engineers, pilots, and instrumentation staff.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of flight test data reduction and aerodynamic modeling experience, strong data analysis skills, and proficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or a highly related STEM field.
• 3-5 years of direct experience in flight test data reduction, aircraft performance engineering, or aerodynamic modeling.
• Solid understanding of aircraft certification processes and FAA (Part 23/25), military, or customer regulatory requirements.
• Deep familiarity with aircraft performance, flight characteristics, systems testing, flight test instrumentation, and engineering data analysis.
• Must be a U.S. citizen capable of obtaining and maintaining a DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Generate, review, and approve mathematical models for airplane performance and operational information.
• Extract aerodynamic coefficients, thrust-drag models, and stability derivatives from flight test data.
• Use statistical regressions to match empirical flight test data with theoretical engineering models.
• Format and process data from onboard flight data recorders and data acquisition systems.
• Produce estimated performance data used to operate test aircraft for initial flight testing.
• Carry out, review, and/or approve flight characteristics and performance flight test data analyses.
• Produce performance and operational information for Airplane Flight Manuals (AFM) and Supplements (AFMS).
• Manage preparation of AFMs and AFMSs with new performance charts, limitations, and procedures.
• Prepare, review, and approve flight test reports and substantiation documents for FAA/military submission.
• Collaborate with flight test engineers, pilots, instrumentation specialists, and design teams to ensure data integrity.

Skills

Flight test data reduction

Aircraft performance engineering

Engineering data analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

VBA

Flight test instrumentation

Job description

FMS Aerospace in Huntsville seeks an experienced Flight Sciences Engineer for full-time work on ground and flight testing of aircraft modification programs under Part 23/25. You will process and interpret flight test data to support certification, performance, and systems verification, collaborating with engineers, pilots, and instrumentation staff.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of flight test data reduction and aerodynamic modeling experience, strong data analysis skills, and proficiency