Senior Aerodynamics Engineer

Vertical Aerospace

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Bristol, UK

Posted on: 2022-01-04

Category: transportation

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

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About the company:

Revolutionising urban air mobility and electrifying air travel

Vertical Aerospace is building technology to revolutionise how people fly. Our mission is to make air travel personal, on-demand and carbon-free.

We’re looking for a Senior Aerodynamics Engineer to bring their in-depth knowledge and experience to the team.

You will find innovative approaches to combine aerodynamic theory, tools and testing to help develop unconventional aircraft to meet challenging performance specifications. You will also play a key role in helping to define certification strategy and developing standards for the emerging VTOL class of aircraft.

The ideal candidate will have worked on different types of vehicles and will possess excellent judgment of the best approaches to build understanding and manage risk on novel aircraft development programmes.

Duties will be wide ranging and varied and will include:

Providing technical leadership for design of aerodynamic surfaces, rotating propellers and propulsion integration.
Steering the development of robust methods and tools for aerodynamic design and analysis
Generation and interpretation of aerodynamic loads and performance data
Leading validation and verification strategy for aerodynamics
Demonstrating compliance of novel designs to emerging aerospace specifications
Implementing emerging technology in robust design and analysis processes
Leading multi-disciplinary activities to develop aircraft level integration of concepts and design solutions
Guiding and mentoring junior members of the team

Basic Qualifications/Experience:

Educated to degree level or higher in Aeronautical/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
Significant demonstrable experience of aerodynamics in a relevant industrial environment
A sound knowledge of air vehicle aerodynamics
Ability to apply your knowledge to vehicles of novel design and operational characteristics
Experienced user of CAD and CFD tools
Hands-on experience with aerodynamic testing
Understanding of typical flight characteristics of fixed and rotary wing air vehicles
Awareness of processes and requirements relevant to the certification of aircraft
Understanding of the role of simulation in fast-paced engineering programmes
Leadership of small teams of engineers to successfully deliver challenging projects
Passionate about technology and thrive in a dynamic environment where flexibility is essential
Ability to communicate complex ideas so that they are understood by different audiences
Fluent in spoken and written English language

Preferred Qualifications/Experience:

Experience working with multiple types of air vehicle, including rotorcraft/multirotors
Held a position of responsibility for certification activities in an approved aircraft design organisation
Proficient user of Catia and ANSYS CFD
Previous involvement in wind tunnel and/or flight test programmes
Some knowledge and experience of aeroacoustics, aeroelastics, flight loads and/or aerostructures
Experience using Matlab or equivalent to derive clear conclusions from large and complex datasets
Commitment to professional development