Job Description
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Flight Physics Engineer to join our growing start-up company in the aviation industry. You will support the Flight Physics team in activities related to aerodynamics & aeroacoustics, flight performance and loads & aeroelastics.
As a Senior Flight Performance Engineer, you will:
- Generate knowledge on cyclorotor aerodynamic & aeroacoustic performance using numerical CFD simulations & experimental data
- Gather knowledge on the performance of air vehicles equipped with cyclorotors from numerical simulations & experimental data
- Support the planning, preparation and conduction of aerodynamic & aeroacoustic performance measurements of cyclorotor prototypes on our in-house test bench as well as in external wind tunnels
- Support the planning, preparation and conduction of (performance) measurements of air vehicles equipped with with cyclorotors
- Post-process and analyse the results of CFD simulations and experiments
- Post-process and analyse the results of in-house & wind tunnel experiments
- Contribute to the flight performance analysis of air vehicles equipped with with cyclorotors
- Contribute to the analysis of cyclorotors in terms of loads & aeroelasticity
- Draw conclusions from the obtained results and present them to the relevant stakeholders
- Stay up-to-date with latest developments on Flight Physics topics and certification regulations