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AMERICAN SYSTEMS · 1 week ago

Aerospace Engineer, Sr

Patuxent River, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$92K/yr - $153K/yr

7+ years exp

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs. The Senior Aerospace Engineer will lead flight control system development, aircraft modeling and simulation, and provide support for ground and flight testing, while also mentoring junior engineers.

GovernmentInformation Technology

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Be the engineering lead in support of flight control system development; aircraft modeling and simulation; analysis of aircraft flight dynamics; and ground and flight test support

Design, development, integration, and test of aircraft flight control systems and autopilots

Develop, integrate, and validate models of aircraft flight dynamics and subsystems such as payloads, engines, transmissions, flight control components, and sensors

Support lab, ground, and flight qualification testing of aircraft avionics, sensors, and flight control systems

Mentor more junior engineers

Qualification

Aerospace EngineeringFlight Dynamics ModelingFlight Control SystemsFlight Test Data AnalysisDocumentation SkillsTechnical Communication

Required

Active or the ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance after hiring (requires US Citizenship)

U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

At least 7 years of experience to include development and/or refinement of flight dynamics models; work with flight test data to include flight test support and flight data analysis, and/or familiarity with aircraft performance, aerodynamic design, non-linear system identification, and flight control system design and analysis

Excellent documentation and report writing skills are essential for this position

Knowledge of sound engineering practices that may include such areas as requirement tracking, configuration control, technical communication, and/or the peer review process