Flight Physics Engineer

Avistrat is a skilled talent partner for the rising Indian aerospace engineering sector. We support our partner engineering firms from large corporations to start-ups with high quality engineering talent across aerospace domains.

Overview :

This role is with one of our clients (and not with Avistrat) which is an established drone start-up . We are looking for someone with a deep interest in the physics of flight and a strong desire to be part of a dynamic team.

Position :

Flight Physics Engineer (UAV)

Responsibilities :

Performing conceptual design and / or preliminary design for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) based on requirements from different stakeholders.

Collaborate and co-develop novel, certifiable systems to solve the toughest problems in electric aviation.

Utilization of our in-house aircraft design tools to come up with candidate designs.

Conduct hand calculations in aircraft performance estimates (constraint analysis, power level required etc.).

Work with the manufacturing team to realise certain design constraints.

Devise testing methodologies to validate and verify your computations / calculations.

Utilization of advanced mathematical AI / ML algorithms to perform aircraft-level, system-level and / or component-level optimization.

Basic Qualifications and Experience Required :

Bachelors (or) Masters (or) PhD with relevant experience in Aerospace related domain.

Minimum years of experience of 4 to 5 years

Expertise in aerodynamic analysis tools (e.g., XFLR5, Open VSP, XFOIL).

Familiarity with electric and fuel-based propulsion systems.

Expertise in flight dynamics and control calculations and simulations.

Ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams to ambitious deadlines with minimal supervision.

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with attention to detail.

A highly motivated and focused individual with excellent communication skills.

Someone who undertakes a structured and analytical approach to a problem.

Possess excellent technical writing and documentation skills for design reviews and company records.

Essential Skills :

Experience in aircraft sizing methods – size, weight and performance estimates.

Experience in optimization methodologies for developing aircraft concepts based on requirements provided.

Strong basics in Python or C / C++ or similar coding language to develop aircraft sizing codes for aircraft sizing, performance and optimization calculations.

Expertise in flight dynamics and control calculations and simulations (Using tools such as MATLAB, Xplane etc.).

Strong base in one or more of the following fields : Aerodynamics, aircraft structures, flight mechanics, propulsion.

Understanding of fixed wing and rotary wing design.

Desired Skills :

Knowledge of optimization algorithms and ability to solve optimization problems in any capacity using gradient and / or non-gradient based optimization methods.

Exposure to working with HAPS

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with attention to detail.

Basic understanding of propeller and motor selection.

Demonstrated experience in development of prototype UAVs.

Hands on experience with usage of aircraft design codes.

Understanding of aircraft performance deviation from design to actual flight.