Simulation & Modeling Engineer: Flight Dynamics & HIL

Powerus; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Powerus in Charlotte, NC seeks a Simulation and Modeling Engineer to build and own the simulation environment behind our unmanned platforms.

You will develop vehicle and flight dynamics models, integrate them with flight software through hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop setups, construct synthetic environments including sensors and terrain, and run large test campaigns whose results engineering can act on.

Qualifications

• Experience building or maintaining dynamic simulations of aircraft, vehicles, or robotic systems.
• Strong grounding in flight dynamics, rigid body mechanics, or control system modeling.
• Proficiency in Python and MATLAB/Simulink; experience validating against test data.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain flight dynamics, actuator, and vehicle system models across multirotor and fixed-wing platforms.
• Build and operate software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop environments that run real flight software against simulated vehicles.
• Model sensors, environmental conditions, and disturbances - wind, turbulence, degraded GPS, sensor noise and dropout.
• Design and run Monte Carlo and parametric test campaigns to characterize performance and expose edge cases.
• Validate models against flight test data, quantify model error, and drive the model back toward the vehicle.
• Build the automation and analysis tooling that turns large simulation runs into results engineers can use.
• Support GNC, autonomy, and software teams with scenarios for development, regression, and pre-flight risk reduction.
• Document model assumptions, fidelity limits, and validation status so results are interpreted correctly.

Skills

Python

MATLAB/Simulink

Flight dynamics

Model validation

C++

Hardware-in-the-loop

Education

B.S. in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Eng or equivalent

Tools

PX4

ROS

Gazebo

Simulink

Job description

Powerus in Charlotte, NC seeks a Simulation and Modeling Engineer to build and own the simulation environment behind our unmanned platforms.

You will develop vehicle and flight dynamics models, integrate them with flight software through hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop setups, construct synthetic environments including sensors and terrain, and run large test campaigns whose results engineering can act on.