Rotorcraft Flight Dynamics Modeling and Simulation Engineer (Early to Mid Career)

The Rotorcraft Flight Dynamics Modeling and Simulation Engineer will support Army rotorcraft engineering efforts through the development, improvement, and application of flight-dynamics models for both legacy fleet and future vertical lift, including models needed for real-time piloted simulations. Additionally, the position will support the development of flight-dynamics models for simulation of advanced and novel vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft configurations, both manned and unmanned.

Advanced flight-dynamics modeling and analysis tools such as Gen Hel, FORECAST, and HeliUM are used to predict the responses of Army rotorcraft under various configurations and flight conditions, including real-time simulation with a pilot in the loop. They are also used to generate high-order linear models that are needed to design and optimize both flight controls and autonomy algorithms for Army rotorcraft.