Aircraft Loads Engineer
- Montréal, QC, Canada
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Job details
- Job type
- Contract
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Conduct extensive simulations to determine precise external aircraft design loads.
- Build and maintain low- and high-fidelity modeling frameworks to support comprehensive loads analysis.
- Create automated analysis frameworks to drive engineering cycle efficiencies.
- Develop non-linear actuator modeling tools to support Transport Canada certification mandates.
- Utilize a wide range of commercial and proprietary engineering environments, including a 6-DOF aircraft simulator.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace specialization preferred).
- Deep aerospace industry experience focused directly on external loads analysis and nonlinear modeling.
- Solid understanding of aircraft flight dynamics, unsteady aerodynamics, and aeroelastic phenomena (flutter, LCO).
- Mastery of programming and scientific computing using C++, Fortran, MATLAB, and Python, including version control (Git). - Strong familiarity with finite element analysis systems, particularly Nastran.
- Must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident. - Bilingual fluency in English and French (written and spoken).
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Aircraft Loads Engineer at Sapsol Technologies will run detailed simulations to work out the forces acting on aircraft and build the computer models used for that analysis. The role also creates automated tools that speed up engineering work and builds actuator models for Transport Canada certification.
Requirements
Candidates need a bachelor's or master's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering and deep aerospace experience in external loads analysis and nonlinear modeling. They must be strong in programming, finite element analysis (Nastran) and aeroelasticity, be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and be fluent in English and French.
Skills
- Nastran
- Finite element analysis
- MATLAB
- Python
- C++
- Fortran
- Git
- Version control
- 6-DOF flight simulator
- Flight dynamics
- Unsteady aerodynamics
- Aeroelasticity
- Flutter analysis
- Limit cycle oscillation
- Nonlinear actuator modeling
- Loads analysis
- Simulation
- Scientific computing
- Automation framework development
- Aircraft certification
- Bilingual English and French
Categories
- Engineering
- Consulting
- Science & Research
Keywords
- Aircraft loads
- Loads analysis
- External loads
- Flight dynamics
- Aeroelasticity
- Flutter
- Limit cycle oscillation
- Unsteady aerodynamics
- Nastran
- Finite element analysis
- MATLAB
- Python
- C++
- Fortran
- Git
- 6-DOF flight simulator
- Non-linear modeling
- Aerospace engineering
- Aircraft certification
Seniority
Senior
Tools
- Nastran
- MATLAB
- Python
- C++
- Fortran
- Git
- 6-DOF aircraft simulator
Languages
- English
- French
Fields of study
- Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering