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    Specialist Engineer, Aerodynamics - Vero Beach, United States - Piper Aircraft, Inc.

    Piper Aircraft, Inc.
    Piper Aircraft, Inc. Vero Beach, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Job Description

    Summary:

    The Specialist Engineer, Aerodynamics is the expert level individual contributor providing technical leadership in the flight sciences at Piper Aircraft. The role is a multi-faceted position that requires a command of engineering practices related to flight test data reduction and expansion, computational fluid dynamics, wind tunnel modeling, and preliminary aircraft design.

    Essential Job Functions

    • Guide, create, innovate, and review flight test plans related to aircraft flying qualities and performance
    • Accurately analyze flight test data to reduce and expand aircraft performance information for the Pilot's Operating Handbook
    • Serve as the subject matter expert for addressing flight sciences irregularities resulting from production or experimental flight testing
    • Execute and coach others to perform efficient computational fluid dynamics modeling of complex surfaces up to and including an entire airframe
    • Lead wind tunnel modeling efforts to include model definition, instrumentation requirements, site selection, and data analysis
    • Perform well reasoned trade studies, initial sizing, lofting, and competitor analysis in support of new product development projects
    • Support accident investigators with a best possible flight path and/or aircraft performance estimate when requested following an incident or accident
    • Other related tasks as assigned

    Supervisory Responsibilities:

    This role has no supervisory responsibilities. The employee may be required to provide technical leadership for other flight sciences engineers.

    Education and Experience:

    Required

    • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering or closely related field
    • Minimum of ten years of engineering experience in aerodynamics and/or flight sciences
    • Documented experience to allow addition to the ODA as a flight analyst unit member within one year of hire

    Preferred:

    • Graduate degree(s) in engineering or a related field
    • Previous designation as an ODA flight analyst unit member or DER
    • Published research related to flight sciences
    • Pilot's certificate(s)/rating(s)
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