Senior Engineer Aeronautical Modeling & Simulation Dallas San Diego R4538 Dallas, Texas San Diego, California
Aircraft Division - Software Full Time Employee On-site
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JOB DESCRIPTION
The Software Integration & Operations SIO group turns frontier autonomy into mission-ready aircraft. We own the commit-to-flight pipeline-deterministic aircraft and missionsimulation HIL VIL integration CICD automated flight qualification testing and release engineering. Our goal is simple: make AI fly-safely repeatably and fast.
As a Modeling & Simulation Engineer, you will be responsible for improving and adding to our world and aeronautical models so that our operator training and internal engineering pipelines have a seamless translation from sim to real results.
What Youll Do
• Develop and enhance aeronautical physics models (aerodynamics, propulsion, environmental, structural, etc.) for use in simulation and evaluation. • Translate theoretical models into efficient reliable C implementations with a focus on numerical accuracy and performance. • Validate models against real-world data and authoritative references, including field test data and calibration procedures. • Collaborate with simulation and training application teams to ensure models integrate cleanly into operator-facing tools. • Design automated validation and regression testing strategies for mathematical models to ensure fidelity across releases. • Prototype and evaluate new modeling techniques, reduced-order models, uncertainty quantification, machine learning-based surrogates to push the state of the art. • Document assumptions, equations, and validation results so that both engineers and operators can trust model outputs.
Required Qualifications
• BS or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Applied Math, Physics, or related field with 1 year of aeronautical modeling experience. • C foundation with experience implementing numerical methods. • Demonstrated experience with aerospace models such as Aerodynamics, liftdrag curves, stability derivatives, dynamic response, Atmosphere, environment, COESA, ICAO, gravity, wind models, Vehicle dynamics.
Preferred Qualifications
• 1 year of experience working on pilot/operator training systems. • Experience with Eigen or SciPy for model prototyping and validation. • Familiarity with state estimations, sensor models, GPS, IMU, Gyro, etc. for simulation environments. • Background in multi-body dynamics or flight mechanics. • Knowledge of uncertainty quantification and statistical analysis methods. • Strong problem-solving mindset with a collaborative and detail-oriented approach. • Familiarity with Python for test automation and data analysis pipelines. • Passion for aerospace and autonomous vehicle systems.
Salary: $105,000 - $155,000 per year
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