Senior AI-Driven Flight Dynamics Engineer

Stark Defence; Wayland (KY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Stark Defence seeks a Senior AI & Flight Dynamics Integration Engineer to lead AI-driven autonomous aircraft design workflows. You will integrate LLMs with aerodynamics, CFD, and multidisciplinary simulations to accelerate prototyping and development.

You will automate geometry, develop 6-DoF models, and build databases of aerodynamic coefficients, enabling rapid optimization and evidence-based design decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in engineering automation, aerodynamics, or flight systems.
• Strong background in Flight Dynamics, Aerodynamics, and Stability & Control.
• Demonstrated experience with Python and engineering workflow automation.
• Hands-on experience with OpenFOAM, VLM/Panel methods, or OpenMDAO.

Responsibilities

• Develop LLM and AI Agent-based engineering workflows to interpret aircraft requirements and support iterative design decisions.
• Automate parametric aircraft geometry using OpenVSP, Python, and STEP-based CAD workflows.
• Integrate Flow5 (VLM / Panel Methods) and OpenFOAM CFD to build aerodynamic databases including CL, CD, Cm, Cp, and stability derivatives.
• Develop 6-DoF flight dynamics and flight mechanics models, including trim, stability, control authority, propulsion, and aircraft performance calculations.
• Integrate aircraft KPIs such as take-off/landing speed and distance, range, endurance, rate of climb, and efficiency into an automated optimization loop.
• Drive multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) frameworks to rapidly evaluate aircraft trade-offs.
• Collaborate with systems and software teams to validate dynamic models against simulation and flight test data.

Skills

Python programming

Engineering automation

Aerodynamics

Flight dynamics

Stability & control

Education

Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

OpenFOAM

VLM/Panel methods

OpenMDAO

Flow5

OpenVSP

Job description

Stark Defence seeks a Senior AI & Flight Dynamics Integration Engineer to lead AI-driven autonomous aircraft design workflows. You will integrate LLMs with aerodynamics, CFD, and multidisciplinary simulations to accelerate prototyping and development.

You will automate geometry, develop 6-DoF models, and build databases of aerodynamic coefficients, enabling rapid optimization and evidence-based design decisions.