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Flight Sciences Engineer

Roseville, CA 95661

Posted: 08/28/2024 Employment Type: Contract Department: Core Technologies - Contract Job Number: 29474 Industry: AERO - Aerospace

Job Description

Position Title: Flight Science Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting Contract Flight Science Engineer opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Conceptual and Preliminary aircraft design.
  • Outer Mold Line (OML) definition including surface shaping, sizing and placement.
  • Air vehicle performance requirements and analysis.
  • Weight and balance estimation, tracking, and management.
  • Engine inlet and exhaust design.
  • Engine performance requirements/analysis.
  • Develop, maintain, and document aerodynamic databases.
  • Aircraft performance modeling and simulation.
  • Simulation of airframe, systems, and environment.
  • Classical aerodynamics analysis.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis.
  • Aerodynamic loads determination.
  • Wind tunnel test planning, execution, and analysis.
  • Support various hardware/software design, test, troubleshooting, and documentation activities.
  • Flight test planning, execution, and analysis.
  • Analyses in support of requirements generation, verification, and validation.
  • Prepare formal, controlled engineering documentation (i.e. drawings, specifications, test procedures, technical reports, etc.).
  • Prepare and present design review material in support of technical interchange meetings with suppliers and external/internal customers.
  • Support customer training activities.
  • Foreign and domestic travel to support test activities.

Job Qualifications:
  • Requires BS degree in Engineering (Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering preferred).
  • 6 + years related experience in related engineering discipline.
  • Must be able to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
  • Ability to maintain sensitive and confidential information as required by government standards.
  • Ability to interact effectively with peers and supervisors.
  • Ability to interact appropriately with the public when necessary.
  • Ability to adhere to workplace rules.

Preferred Job Qualifications:
  • MATLAB and Simulink experience strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with C/C++ and Java software is strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with unmanned aircraft systems and operations is preferred.
  • Understanding of autopilot flight control design is strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with unmanned aircraft systems and operations is preferred.
  • Familiarity with software configuration management systems is preferred.

Job Details:
  • Job Type: Contract
  • Location: Roseville, CA or Arlington, TX (Must be able to work onsite 3 days a week).
  • Pay Rate Range: $70-90/hr.
  • Requires US Citizenship -May be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance at the appropriate level. (no active clearance required)

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to product development companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.

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