Aerospace Engineer III

Overview

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4

ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

SNC has led thoughtful and disruptive change in the aerospace and defense industry for the past 60 years and now, we’re applying this tenacity and expertise to the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) mission. Join the SNC-led SAOC team and be a part of exciting and meaningful work to modernize and deliver the next-generation SAOC aircraft trusted by the President, Secretary of Defense and Chairs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure continued critical command, control and communication during national emergencies.

If you’re passionate about building the airborne command post of the future, consider SNC for your next mission. Learn more about NC3 and SAOC here.

• You will analyze aircraft performance problems for transport-category aircraft within the NC3 business area.
• You will plan, execute, and report aircraft performance analysis and reporting efforts to support other engineering disciplines.
• You will present engineering findings and results to internal teams, leadership, and customers.
• You will assist with wind tunnel test planning, execution, and reporting.
• You will assist with flight test planning and data reduction.

• Bachelor s of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or other related discipline and typically 6 or more years of relevant experience
• Higher education may substitute for relevant experience
• Knowledge of engineering principles and practices
• Understanding of Computer Aided Engineering tools and Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams
• Experience generating aircraft performance estimates from handbook methods, computational data, and/or test data.
• Experience reducing wind tunnel data and flight test data to show compliance to aircraft performance regulatory guidance.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a Top Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required

• Understanding of aircraft external loads, stability and control.
• Familiarity with wind tunnel and aircraft flight test.
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry
• Understanding of system-level static and dynamic modeling and simulation
• Exposure to aircraft stability principles and control system design and analysis
• Knowledge of industry standard aerospace principles, to include, but not limited to parametric design, model-based definition, fundamentals of flight mechanics
• Exposure to engineering simulation tools such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Vortex Lattice Models (VLM) such as STAR-CCM+ and VLAERO+.
• Experience showing compliance to aircraft performance requirements for 14 CFR Part 25 Type Certificate (TC) or Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) programs.

At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America’s fastest-growing companies. Learn more about SNC

This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

This position requires the…