What are the responsibilities and job description for the AeroMechanical Engineer - Analysis and Testing position at Knightwerx?
Job description
- Knightwerx is looking for a highly skilled and experienced AeroMech engineer to work on the development of a small unmanned electric aircraft. We operate in a fast-paced development environment that balances innovation and ingenuity with practicality and reliability. You’ll be working and supported by a team of strong engineers and subject matter experts to develop an aircraft from the ground up and be involved in every step of the process.
Work Experience
- Engineering degree or equivalent experience
- 5 years experience developing small unmanned, electric aircraft or similar field
- Demonstrated ability to perform analysis and testing of aircraft components and systems
Attributes
- Innovative, hands-on, and practical
- Multi-disciplined, problem solver, driven by engineering analysis and scientific rigor
- Goal driven, learns from mistakes, and closes the loop on the design process
- Understands trades of scope for effort
- Communicates well through discussion and documentation
- Works well with others to develop plans and solve problems
Primary Duties
- Assists aeromechanical team in the design and development of a small unmanned aircraft airframe
- Develops test plans and executes testing of components, including aerodynamic bodies, propellers, motors, batteries.
- Provides and/or interprets performance analysis of aircraft components and systems.
- Provides analysis of test data, compares to analytical estimates
Tasks
- Designs and develops test set ups, with aid of mechanical and electrical engineers. Includes understanding test requirements, and specifying instrumentation components.
- Develops automated data recording software.
- Works with aeromechanical and electrical engineers to implement findings from testing.
Skills
- Theoretical and practical understanding of aircraft system performance, aerodynamics, propeller performance and aerodynamics, motor performance, battery performance.
- Strong proficiency in Matlab and other analysis tools (XFLR5, XFOIL, XPROP, etc)
- Bonus:
- Solidworks part design
- RC building and flying
Requirements
- Must have US citizenship
- On-site, collaborative work environment