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Rotorcraft & Flight Test Engineer
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What they do
An Aerospace Engineer designs aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft using knowledge of engineering and physics, and tests prototypes to see if they work according to design. May specialize in aeronautical design and work with airplanes and helicopters, or specialize in astronautical design and work with vehicles used in outer space. May specialize in a particular area of design, such as aerodynamic flow or navigation.
$118,011 / year median in Maryland
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Job Title:
Rotorcraft & Flight Test Engineer Job Category:
Engineering Time Type:
Full time Minimum Clearance Required toStart:
Secret Employee Type:
Regular Percentage of Travel Required:
Up to 10%Type of Travel:
LocalRotorcraft & Flight Test Engineer The Opportunity:
- Join a dynamic engineering team focused on cutting-edge rotorcraft and drone technology development
- Work hands-on across the full engineering lifecycle — from hardware fabrication and drone building to advanced computational data analysis
- Contribute to aircraft development projects that bridge predictive modeling with real-world experimental testing
- Gain exposure to wind tunnel testing, flight simulation, and rotorcraft aerodynamics in a collaborative, innovation-driven environment
Responsibilities:
- Fabricate, install, and wire hardware components for aircraft and drone systems
- Perform data analysis and reduction using computational tools such as LabVIEW
- Conduct Matlab-based simulations to model rotorcraft behavior and performance
- Use Flightlab to analyze and model various rotorcraft configurations
- Match predictive/simulated data with experimental results to validate models
- Support aircraft development efforts, including building and testing phases
- Provide support for wind tunnel testing, including model fabrication and instrument installation
- Apply design principles using Matlab and Solidworks for hardware and system development
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams
- Document testing procedures, results, and analysis findings
- Troubleshoot hardware and software issues during testing and development
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a similar Engineering field
- Hands-on fabrication experience
- Experience installing and wiring hardware/electrical systems
- Proficiency in Matlab for simulation and design work
- Experience with Solidworks for design applications
- Background knowledge of rotorcraft modeling, aerodynamics, and basic control theory
- Experience analyzing and reducing data, including data from drone flights
- Familiarity with computational tools such as
LabVIEW Desired:
- Experience with Flightlab for rotorcraft analysis and modeling
- Prior experience in aircraft development (building and testing)
- Background or coursework in rotorcraft-specific engineering applications
- Experience supporting wind tunnel testing and instrument installation
- Robotics-focused project experience combining hardware and analytical skills -