Flight Simulation Engineer: 6-DOF Modeling & Validation

Otto Aerospace LLC; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Subsidized medical, dental, and vision

401(k) opportunities

Paid short term disability

Voluntary long-term disability and LT

15 paid days off

13 paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Otto Aerospace seeks a Flight Simulation Engineer to develop, validate and maintain the 6-DOF flight-dynamics model across the aircraft lifecycle. You will work with Aerodynamics, Flight Sciences, Software, and Certification teams to ensure accurate simulation and validation evidence for design and pilot-in-the-loop evaluations.

The role requires 4–7 years of relevant experience, a BS in aerospace or mechanical engineering, and proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink and Python, with C/C++ preferred for

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in aerospace or mechanical engineering, related field.
• 4–7 years in developing, integrating or validating flight dynamics or real-time models.
• Advanced degree may be considered as part of experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and refine the aircraft 6-DOF simulation model areas.
• Translate aero databases, wind-tunnel results and CFD into model params.
• Correlate models with wind-tunnel, CFD, ground-test and flight-test data.
• Develop verification/validation plans and pass/fail criteria.
• Support model roadmap with cross-functional teams and baselined releases.
• Create validation test cases for handling qualities and performance.

Skills

6-DOF dynamics

Python

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++

Education

BS in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

C/C++

Job description

Otto Aerospace seeks a Flight Simulation Engineer to develop, validate and maintain the 6-DOF flight-dynamics model across the aircraft lifecycle. You will work with Aerodynamics, Flight Sciences, Software, and Certification teams to ensure accurate simulation and validation evidence for design and pilot-in-the-loop evaluations.

The role requires 4–7 years of relevant experience, a BS in aerospace or mechanical engineering, and proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink and Python, with C/C++ preferred for