Job Description:

In order to support Air Power Engineering Flight Physics, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer (d/f/m)

Your location

Located about an hour’s drive north of Munich, Manching is an up-and-coming market town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here, you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of near-by cities are still within easy reach.

Your benefits

• Attractive salary and special payments

• 30 days paid vacation and extra days-off for special occasions

• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international, group wide development prospects

• Special benefits: employer-funded pension, employee stock options, discounted car leasing, special conditions for insurances, subsidies for public transport, employee benefits at cooperating companies

• On-site-facilities: Medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, canteen and cafeteria, kindergarten close to the site   

• Compatibility of family & work (job sharing, part-time models, flexible working hours, individual timeout)

• Working in a diverse environment, with more than 140 nationalities, where every voice is heard

Your tasks and responsibilities

The jobholder will be responsible for performing Flight Dynamics assessments (during the different stages of the design and for the flight clearances) and to support the development of flight control laws (FCLs) and autoflight capabilities for manned and unmanned military aircraft.  

Main Responsibilities:

• Perform stability and flying qualities' assessments

• Perform trade studies to identify optimal designs based on flying qualities' analyses and aircraft performance requirements.

• Collaborate with other engineers to integrate FCLs into simulation environments and into the overall aircraft system design.

• Support the development of FCLs and autopilot functionalities using state-of-the-art tools such as MATLAB/Simulink and SCADE

• Support testing, validation and certification activities by analyzing (flight) test data and generating certification evidences

Desired skills and qualifications

• Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field.

• Strong understanding of flight dynamics and stability concepts.

• Experience with the design of control laws for UAVs

• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and SCADE toolset for modeling and simulation.

• Experience with military certification standards (SSDS, AEP-4671, EMAR 21, MilStd 1797)

• Good communication skills and ability to work effectively within a team environment.

• Fluent in English; German would be a plus

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Company:

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Flight & Space Physics <JF-EN-EE>

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