Aerodynamics Engineer, Flight Test

What you’ll do:

• Operate as the Aerodynamics team’s primary point of contact for flight test activities
• Develop tools to analyze and process flight test data
• Collaborate with the Flight Test organization to plan and execute flight test events to collect data to validate aerodynamic models as well as vehicle performance and requirements
• Perform in-depth analysis of flight test data in order to meet analysis objectives
• Process and analyze flight test data and compare with predictions. Generate test reports to document findings and recommendations
• Leverage experimental data to improve aerodynamic models of the vehicle
• Support aircraft-level requirements verification process through flight test

What you need:

• BS / MS / PhD in Aerospace Engineering or a related field

• 4+ years of experience with BS, or 3+ years of experience with MS, or 1+ years of experience with PhD in flight testing fixed-wing aircraft and/or rotorcraft, tiltrotor, eVTOL
• Strong understanding of fixed-wing and rotorcraft aerodynamics, performance, stability & control 
• Experience with flight test planning, instrumentation, executing, and data reduction techniques to collect aerodynamics data for design verification purposes, including system identification
• Experience with vehicle aerodynamic design, analysis, and testing techniques on fixed-wing aircraft and/or rotorcraft, tiltrotor, eVTOL

• Familiarity in Python programming (strongly preferred) or Matlab/Simulink programming coding experience
• Experience with data reduction and statical analysis techniques
• Excellent work planning and issue resolution skills
• Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in groups and individually
• Experience in a fast-paced design environment

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience with wind tunnel testing and data processing of rotorcraft, tiltrotor, eVTOL
• Experience with gradient-based and gradient-free optimization techniques
• Experience with surrogate modeling techniques (like Gaussian process)
• Experience developing and expanding AFM performance charts as a function of weight, altitude and temperature
• Familiarity with conventional airplane Part 23/25 or rotorcraft Part 27/29 certification basis and test methods
• Experience processing and showing aerodynamic data for FAA compliance
• Direct experience working with regulatory agencies related to Subpart B Flight compliance (e.g., FAA Parts 23/25/27/29)
• Experience developing complex Static Source Error Corrections (SSEC)
• Familiarity with software development, object-oriented, version control best practices, as well as Git, CICD, Conda
• Familiarity with Curtiss Wright IADS
• Familiarity with ASTM standards for fixed wing aircraft and ADS-33 for rotorcraft

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $150,000 - $190,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.