Description
The Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) team is seeking an Experienced or Senior Aero Performance Engineer to support the T-7A program based in Berkeley, MO.
The successful candidate will work with two other experienced engineers in support of T-7A Aero Performance flight testing and analysis of the flight test data. Development of aerodynamic analysis for the T-7A Substantiating Data Report and generating performance charts for the T-7A flight manual will also be part of the responsibilities of this position.
Position Responsibilities
- Performs aerodynamic/aerothermodynamics design and analysis of flight vehicles to ensure that the vehicle meets requirements.
- Key contributor to developing new and improving existing technologies, tools and processes to enhance technology readiness, improve vehicle performance and reduce cycle time and cost.
- Conducts, coordinates and/or develops test requirements to meet test objectives using established processes.
- Assesses the impact of proposed regulations to determine the effect on cost, performance, producibility, maintainability and safety.
- Supports certification and qualification processes of the aerodynamic/ aero thermal characteristics of flight vehicles.
- Utilizes aerodynamics knowledge to conduct Aero Performance tasks.
- Computes mission performance, take-off and landing performance, turn performance, and other key performance parameters across a range of day types and jet configurations.
- Generates flight-manual quality plots, including complex chase-around-type plots.
- Participates in flight testing activities.
- Corrects flight test data to standard conditions.
- Generates documentation including flight test data reports, and customer-deliverable reports including sections of the T-7A Flight Manual.
- Produces first-time quality data products.
- Assists in training others.
- Works under general supervision.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience)
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement.
- 5+ years work-related experience with a Bachelors degree OR an equivalent combination of work-related experience and technical education.
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience)
- (Level 4 minimum experience requirement) 9+ years work-related experience with a Bachelors degree OR an equivalent combination of work-related experience and technical education.
- Aerospace engineering degree.
- Python experience.
- Wind tunnel test experience.
Benefits
- The Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future, with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings.
- Best in class 401(k) plan: we'll match your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay with Immediate 100% vesting.
- Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted, along with any match-eligible contributions they make, for purposes of determining the Company Match to employees' Boeing 401(k) accounts.