Applied Scientist, Prime Air Flight Sciences Vehicle Design & Test

The Applied Scientist will join the Prime Air Drone Vehicle Design and Test team within Flight Sciences, responsible for developing, improving, and maintaining a suite of multi-disciplinary optimization (MDO) tools across all aircraft design disciplines. They will explore new drone vehicle conceptual designs, prototype vehicle designs, and support wind tunnel and other testing. The role directly supports the Office of the Chief Program Engineer and works closely with all vehicle subsystem teams to ensure integrated designs meet performance, reliability, operability, manufacturing, and cost requirements. Additionally, they will own Flight Sciences assessments and analysis methods for the drone vehicle design through later stages of development.

Responsibilities

• Our Prime Air Drone Vehicle Design and Test team within Flight Sciences is looking for an engineer to help us rapidly configure, design, analyze, prototype, and test innovative drone vehicles. You’ll be responsible for developing, improving, and maintaining a suite of multi-disciplinary optimization (MDO) tools across all aircraft design disciplines. You’ll use these to explore new and novel drone vehicle conceptual designs in both focused and wide open design spaces, with the ultimate goal of meeting our customer requirements. You’ll have the opportunity to prototype vehicle designs and support wind tunnel and other testing of vehicle designs. You will directly support the Office of the Chief Program Engineer, and work closely across all vehicle subsystem teams to ensure integrated designs that meet performance, reliability, operability, manufacturing, and cost requirements. In addition, you’ll own the Flight Sciences assessments and analysis methods for the drone vehicle design as it progresses through later stages of development.

Requirements

• Knowledge of programming languages such as C/C++, Python, Java or Perl
• Bachelors Degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics and 7+ years experience or equivalent
• Experience with flight vehicle design, simulation, and development ### Preferred qualifications

Nice to have

• Master's or PHD in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics or equivalent
• 5+ years experience in air vehicle aerodynamic design, analysis, and testing (preferably electric propulsion vehicles)
• Wind tunnel testing experience
• Propeller/rotor design, analysis, and testing experience
• Experience using multi-disciplinary analysis & optimization (MDO/MDAO) tools and methods
• Vehicle level design intuition and ability to operate & analyze at the system-of-systems level
• Specialization in one or more of the following domains of aircraft design: aerodynamics, performance, stability & control, propulsion, loads, airframe structures
• Experience using: modeFRONTIER, Model Center, or OpenMDAO, and CATIA

Benefits

• The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.