Senior Aerospace Engineer - Flight Mechanics

Overview

Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. The company has more than 60 years of proven experience providing advanced engineering and analysis, IT and C5ISR capabilities to support our nation’s most critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA and with 16 offices around the world, Arcfield employs approximately 1,200 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who put our customers’ missions first, helping them solve their most complex challenges through innovations in modeling, simulation and analysis, digital transformation and C5ISR. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Responsibilities

Recognized expert within the Company, who designs, researches and develops highly advanced applications, which may result in new product/business opportunities for the Company. Leads efforts to capture new business through technical work and capability briefings. Bachelor's (or equivalent) with 12 - 15 years of experience or a Master's with 10 - 13 years of experience. Researches, designs, develops, and tests structures, propulsion units, and guidance and control subsystems for aircraft, missiles, or spacecraft. Analyzes aerospace product or equipment specifications and performance requirements to determine designs, which can be produced by existing manufacturing or processing facilities and methods. Analyzes project requests and proposals and engineering data to determine feasibility, producibility, cost, and production time of aerospace or aeronautical products. Directs and coordinates activities of engineering or technical staff designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing of aircraft or aerospace products. Develops design criteria for aeronautical or aerospace products or systems, including testing methods, production costs, quality standards, and completion dates. Plans and conducts experimental, environmental, operational and stress tests on models and prototypes of aircraft and aerospace systems and equipment. Evaluates product data and design from inspections and reports for conformance to engineering principles, customer requirements, and quality standards. Formulates mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design according to customer engineering requirements. Reviews performance reports and documentation from customers and field engineers and inspects malfunctioning or damaged products to determine problem. Evaluates and approves selection of vendors. Plans and coordinates activities concerned with investigating and resolving customers' reports of technical problems with aircraft or aerospace vehicles. Evaluates new technologies for application in improving design of aerospace systems. Plans, coordinates, directs, and evaluates testing of aerospace systems. Performs risk assessment of aerospace systems and generates risk mitigation plans and strategies.

 

Specific responsibilities for this position include, but not limited to:

 Develop required environmental and vehicle models and integrate them with flight software to perform nominal and Monte Carlo dispersed software guided trajectory simulations.

• Process the simulation data and perform trajectory/performance/guidance analyses to ensure compliance with mission design requirements
• Interface with Launch Service Provider (LSP) personnel and resolve related technical issues in support of mission integration activities
• Participate in related LSP technical reviews and support discipline analysis working group meetings
• Document and present responsible IV&V activities and analyses
• Provide technical support to the management as requested

 

Qualifications

• BS 12-15, MS 10-13, PhD 8-10
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
• Strong technical understanding in orbital mechanics, vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, and rocket propulsion
• Excellent capability in model development, computer programming, and data analysis
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Familiar with C/C++, Fortran, Ada, and Matlab
• Working experience in launch vehicle analyses is preferred

EEO Statement

EEO

Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.