Principal Engineer - Missile Aerodynamics
Role Overview
Lead missile aerodynamic design and optimization while supporting technical delivery, capability development, and engineering mentorship.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role purpose
Lead missile aerodynamic design and optimization while supporting technical delivery, capability development, and engineering mentorship.
Engineering design and analysis
- Lead the design and optimization of missile fuselages, wings, and control surfaces.
- Integrate aerodynamic requirements to achieve balanced structural functionality and performance.
- Apply advanced aerodynamics, flight dynamics, jet propulsion, and control theory to missile stability and performance.
- Perform transonic and supersonic analysis and support conceptual design through requirements, concepts, trade studies, sensitivity analysis, and MDO.
- Apply mathematical methods to design calculations and simulation interpretation.
Technical delivery and mentorship
- Communicate technical information clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Establish and improve engineering infrastructure, tools, and laboratories.
- Support the Chief Engineer and mentor developing engineers.
Experience and qualifications
- Specialist qualification or master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering.
- At least eight years of UAS industry experience, including at least three years in a senior or team-lead role.
- Knowledge of guided weapons is preferred.
- Experience in the UAE or Middle East is desirable.
Technical skills
- Missile conceptual design, applied aerodynamics, and aerospace testing.
- DATCOM and ANSYS Fluent for missile simulations.
- MATLAB, Microsoft Office, and computer-aided design (CAD) software; SolidWorks is preferred.
- Jet-propulsion selection, integration, and optimization.
- Missile control theory and professional English proficiency.
Core competencies
- Advanced problem-solving, teamwork, and leadership.
- Emotional intelligence and clear technical communication.
- Timeline and deliverable management.
- Engineering capability and infrastructure development.
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