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Head of Flight Physics

2 days ago

Farnborough

AALTO, a global leader in Stratospace, is an Airbus subsidiary that manufactures, operates, and delivers services with its solar-powered, stratospheric platform: Zephyr. Based in Farnborough, the role is full-time, permanent, 37 hours per week, hybrid, with no expected travel. As Head of Flight Physics, you will have overarching responsibility for the Zephyr Flight Physics activities needed to design, analyse, verify, and certify the aircraft, in the disciplines of Aerodynamics, Flight Control Laws, Flight Dynamics and Flight Loads. You will be responsible for motivating and empowering a team of three flight physics specialists. • Support the development of bespoke Aeroelastic, Flight Dynamics and Aero Loads models collaborating with other Subject Matter Experts within Zephyr and wider Airbus teams (including centres of competence)., • Manage and develop the Flight Physics Team., • Collaborate with Meteorology SMEs to capture the environmental conditions and limits of the platform., • Define and run computer simulations for the platforms (e.g. MATLAB & Simulink, CFD)., • Define robust contingency Control Laws to maintain safe flight., • Define the Control Laws and Algorithm Architecture for the on‑board automation systems including Flight Controls System, Navigation System & Flight Sensor Management Systems., • Avoid over‑ and under‑specification, ensuring software requirements are correctly and completely implemented in compliance with quality criteria., • Establish qualification / verification processes and methods through the entire development cycle including flight test., • Orchestrate the creation of engineering design data packs, flight clearance reports, and flight manual content in a concise and timely manner., • Engineering or Physics based degree with proven experience., • Experience with unmanned autonomous air systems., • Familiarity with Flight Physics role within a wider Aerospace Company and its fit., • Familiarity with Flight Control Clearance processes in association with a Certifying Authority., • Demonstrable experience of taking a system technical requirement and evolving into a complete design solution., • Algorithm architecture and detailed design documentation writing skills., • Experience with CFD and/or FEA tools and methods., • Wind Tunnel Test Campaigns., • Flight Test & Trials., • Knowledge of Airborne Software (Functional embedded C)., • Knowledge of Aircraft Stability and Control Augmentation., • Automatic Flight Guidance and Control Systems (AFGCS) in certified aircraft., • Market‑aligned salary with short‑term incentive plan., • 25 days holiday., • Private medical insurance, dental and optical cash back., • Personal pension plan., • Income protection and life assurance schemes., • Discounted salary‑sacrifice scheme for vehicle., • Employee assistance programme., • Perkbox employee discounts for household goods, travel, etc. We value your well‑being and reward your dedication. AALTO is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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