Flight Simulation/Performance Engineer

We're looking for a Flight Performance Engineer to support the performance characterisation, modelling, and validation of fixed wing UAV platforms.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing company in a busy scaling period! You'll work at the intersection of aerodynamics, propulsion, and mission planning, translating flight test data and simulation into performance specifications that guide aircraft design decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain aircraft performance models
• Assess and define aircraft flight envelopes based on stability, control authority, and structural constraints
• Conduct trade studies on key aircraft performance characteristics
• Design flight test plans and analyse telemetry data to validate aircraft performance
• Collaborate with aerodynamics, structures, avionics, and systems engineering teams throughout the design lifecycle
• Build and refine 6-DOF or point-mass simulations to predict mission performance under varying environmental conditions
• Evaluate control system performance and autopilot tuning from a flight dynamics perspective, in collaboration with GNC/avionics teams
• Identify performance bottlenecks and recommend design or operational improvements
• Generate performance documentation for certification, customer proposals, and technical manuals

What we are looking for;

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred)
• experience in aircraft performance engineering
• Strong understanding of both fixed-wing aerodynamics
• Experience building or working with 6-DOF simulation models (e.g., JSBSim, MATLAB/Simulink, custom in-house tools)
• Experience analysing flight test data (telemetry logs, sensor fusion outputs)

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