Rotorcraft Flight Test Engineer: Hands-on Aero R&D

CACI International Inc; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 79,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International Inc. in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Rotorcraft & Flight Test Engineer to join an advanced engineering team focused on rotorcraft and drone technology. You will fabricate hardware, perform data analysis, and simulate rotorcraft behavior using Matlab, LabVIEW, and Flightlab.

You'll contribute to full lifecycle development, work with wind tunnel testing, and collaborate across engineering disciplines in a defense contracting environment. On-site role with up to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or similar
• Hands-on fabrication experience
• Experience wiring hardware/electrical systems
• Proficiency in MATLAB for simulation and design
• Experience with SolidWorks for design
• Rotorcraft aerodynamics and modeling knowledge
• Data analysis of drone flight data
• Familiarity with LabVIEW

Responsibilities

• Fabricate, install, and wire hardware for aircraft and drone systems
• Analyze and reduce data using computational tools
• Conduct MATLAB-based rotorcraft simulations
• Use Flightlab to analyze rotorcraft configurations
• Match predicted data with experimental results to validate models
• Support wind tunnel testing and instrumentation installation
• Document testing procedures and results
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams
• Troubleshoot hardware and software during testing

Skills

Fabrication

Data analysis

Rotorcraft knowledge

Control theory basics

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

SolidWorks

Flightlab

Job description

CACI International Inc. in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Rotorcraft & Flight Test Engineer to join an advanced engineering team focused on rotorcraft and drone technology. You will fabricate hardware, perform data analysis, and simulate rotorcraft behavior using Matlab, LabVIEW, and Flightlab.

You'll contribute to full lifecycle development, work with wind tunnel testing, and collaborate across engineering disciplines in a defense contracting environment. On-site role with up to 10% travel.