# Senior Aeronautical Engineer – Aircraft Design & Flight Dynamics

**Company**: Tekever
**Location**: Caldas da Rainha
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Aerospace & Defence

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Aeronautical Engineer to lead the design and development of next-generation UAVs, providing expertise in aircraft design, flight dynamics, and stability.

The successful candidate will drive clean-sheet aircraft development across the full product lifecycle, from concept and sizing through detailed design, flight testing, and certification readiness.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading the conceptual, preliminary, and detailed aerodynamic design of new UAV configurations

- Providing senior-level technical insights for stability, control, and flight dynamics analysis

- Guiding the development, tuning, and validation of high-fidelity 6-DOF flight simulation models

- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve system-level design challenges

- Mentoring the engineering team and refining methodologies

Requirements:

- Master's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical Engineering or similar

- 5+ years of direct industry experience in aircraft design and flight dynamics

- Proven track record of contributing to an aircraft program through the complete lifecycle

- Deep expertise in Flight Dynamics, Stability & Control

- Strong background in mission modelling and flight performance analysis

- Proficiency with flight simulation environments such as JSBSim or Simulink

- English language proficiency (Portuguese preferred)

Benefits:

- Competitive salary package

- Meal allowance and health insurance for employees

- Shuttle transport service to offices in Leiria, Caldas da Rainha, and Ponte de Sor

- Bonus in line with company policy

- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

## Skills

### Required
- Aerospace Engineering
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Flight Dynamics
- Stability & Control
- Flight Simulation
- JSBSim
- Simulink

### Nice to have
- Portuguese

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