Aerodynamics Engineer – Conceptual Sizing & Performance
Archer Aviation- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Work mode
- On-site
- Type
- full time
- Listed
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[ About this role ]
Aerodynamics Engineer at Archer Aviation in San Jose, California. This role involves conceptually sizing aerodynamic surfaces and estimating the performance of eVTOL aircraft using low-fidelity tools and handbook methods. Responsibilities include building drag polars, trimming the vehicle across flight envelopes, and conducting mission-level performance analysis.
Skills and focus areas
- aerodynamics
- conceptual sizing
- performance estimation
- low-fidelity aerodynamic tools
- handbook methods
- drag polar
- trim analysis
- flight envelope
- configuration trades
- mission analysis
- tiltrotor
- evtol
Summary written by Ramai from the original posting. Full details and requirements are on Archer Aviation’s careers page.
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