Aircraft Performance Engineer

Job Description -

Apply Now

• Thorough understanding of fixed wing aerodynamics, propulsion, and performance.
• Solid understanding of airplane flight characteristics, first-principles analyses, and performance methods.
• Experience with transport category airplane certification projects (Part 25) required.
• Experience as FAA Flight Analyst DER/AR desired.
• Fortran and MATLAB experience highly desired.
• UNIX/Linux experience a plus.

• Use computer based tools to analyze airplane performance in specific phases of flight including takeoff, climb, descent, approach and landing, as well as overall mission analysis.
• Analyze flight test data in support of airplane performance database development.
• Prepare performance data for airplane flight manuals, operations manuals, and avionics software.
• Coordinate with aviation authorities (FAA, EASA, others) regarding compliance with performance regulations.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to younger engineers.
• Respond to inquiries from customers/operators relating to published performance data.
• Support new product development programs and fleet sustaining issues.
• Prepare performance data for new models, and derivatives of current models.
• Maintain current legacy computer analysis programs, and support development of modified and new software tools and methods.

Apply Now