Flight Mechanics V&V Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities

As a Flight Mechanics Engineer (verification and validation), the following work area and skill sets awaits you:

1. Aircraft Flight Mechanics & Dynamics

• Test the 6-DOF nonlinear aircraft flight-dynamics models to their 
  

• Develop mathematical models for aircraft rigid-body dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion, actuators, landing gear, and environmental effects.
  

• Perform aircraft trim, stability, control, and performance analyses across the flight envelope.
  

• Determine and analyse aerodynamic derivatives, stability derivatives, control derivatives, and propulsion characteristics.
  

• Perform longitudinal, lateral, and directional stability and controllability assessments.
  

• Analyse control-system performance, stability margins, actuator utilisation, and control authority.
  

• Run Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) iron-bird, and flight-test simulations.
  

• Compare simulation results against flight test or analytical data and generate reports.
  

• Design test cases, write test scripts and verification procedures etc..
  

2. Modelling & Simulation

• Develop and maintain testing environments using MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C/C++, or equivalent tools.
  

• Test and mature the aircraft, propulsion, actuator, sensor, environment, and flight-control models.
  

• Perform model correlation against wind-tunnel, component-test, ground-test, and flight-test data.
  

• Establish model validation processes. 
  

• Evolve aircraft response characteristics such as Time constants, Natural frequencies, Control response, Hover and transition response etc.
  

• Develop and simulate failure, fault, and degraded-mode scenarios.
  

• Support FHA, FMEA, FTA, SSA, and system safety activities from a flight-dynamics perspective.
  

3. Flight-Test & Data Analysis

• Analyse flight-test data and correlate simulation predictions with actual aircraft behaviour.
  

• Investigate discrepancies between simulation, ground-test, and flight-test results.
  

4. Certification & Technical Documentation

• Support preparation of engineering analyses and compliance evidence as per certification requirements.
  

• Prepare technical reports, analysis notes, model documentation, simulation reports, and verification evidence.
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications (Must-Haves)

• Experience: 2+ years of hands-on experience in testing of flight mechanics, dynamics, simulation and control system.
  

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering/ Aeronautical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Controls Engineering or a related discipline.
  

• Strong understanding of Aircraft 6-DOF equations of motion, Aerodynamics, Flight dynamics, Stability and control, Aircraft performance, Propulsion, Control systems, Numerical modelling and simulation
  

• Hands-on experience with MATLAB/Simulink.
  

• Good programming skills in Python and/or C/C++.
  

• Experience with testing and validation methods, data analysis, and engineering simulations.
  

• Ability to interpret aerodynamic, propulsion, and flight-test data.
  

Preferred Qualifications (Good-to-Haves)

Experience in one or more of the following will be highly desirable:

• eVTOL / VTOL, UAV / UAS
  

• Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation
  

• Real-time simulation
  

• Flight-test engineering
  

• System identification
  

• Wind-tunnel testing
  

• DO-178C / DO-254 environments
  

• Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
  

Benefits

• The opportunity to work on a groundbreaking product that will redefine urban transportation.
  

• A dynamic, fast-paced, and collaborative work environment with a brilliant and passionate team.
  

• Competitive salary and benefits.
  

• A culture of innovation where your ideas can directly impact the future of flight.
  

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