MDAO Lead, Weapons Performance for UAS

Zone 5 Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 149,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Life insurance

401k with company-match

Paid time off

Job summary

Zone 5 Technologies is seeking an experienced MDAO Lead to guide multidisciplinary design, analysis and optimization for air-launched effects and munitions. You will drive unified trades, sizing and optimization across aerodynamics, structures, propulsion and GNC, while mentoring engineers and shaping technical direction.

You will build automated workflows linking CAD, CFD and FEA outputs into optimization loops, document architecture and ensure data consistency across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical or related field required; Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years leading multidisciplinary design, analysis and optimization in programs.
• Experience delivering MDAO to hardware on at least one program of record.
• Ability to execute across CAD, CFD and FEA toolchains in a digital thread.
• Strong written and verbal communication; security clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, analysis, and optimization across aerodynamics, structures, propulsion and GNC.
• Develop automated workflows integrating CAD, CFD, FEA outputs into optimization loops.
• Document architecture, data flows and integration points for MDAO toolset.
• Establish development pipelines using Git, CI/CD and issue tracking.
• Mentor engineers and present findings at design reviews and proposals.

Skills

MDAO

OpenMDAO

Python

MATLAB

C++

Education

Bachelor's in Aerospace/Mechanical or related

Master's preferred

Tools

CAD (SolidWorks/CATIA/NX)

CFD (FUN3D/OVERFLOW/STAR-CCM+/ANSYS Fluent)

FEA (NASTRAN/Patran/ANSYS)

Job description

Zone 5 Technologies is seeking an experienced MDAO Lead to guide multidisciplinary design, analysis and optimization for air-launched effects and munitions. You will drive unified trades, sizing and optimization across aerodynamics, structures, propulsion and GNC, while mentoring engineers and shaping technical direction.

You will build automated workflows linking CAD, CFD and FEA outputs into optimization loops, document architecture and ensure data consistency across programs.