Aerodynamics System Specialist

**Role and Responsibilities** **Aerodynamics system specialist** Are you passionate about engineering and flight dynamics of airplanes or helicopters? How about a job that combines the two, while allowing you to contribute significantly to aviation safety anywhere in the world? If you are interested in the challenge, CAE is the ideal employer for you At CAE, you'll be part of the world's leading simulation and training company for civil aviation, defense and security, working in concert with the best and brightest aerospace engineers in the world. CAE offers a flexible work schedule with the possibility of teleworking, a mentorship program for new employees, and flexible vacation among many other benefits. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you’ll be dedicated to help solving the industry's most challenging problems and helping to differentiate CAE from the rest as the world's leading training provider. We are currently looking for flight simulator performance system specialists. The performance systems teams mainly focus on the areas of aerodynamics, flight controls, propulsion systems and autopilot. The many opportunities and challenges in this group range from architecture to design, development, integration, testing, and validation and comparison of flight simulation models with actual aircraft behavior. This position is for aerodynamics, and requires knowledge of aerodynamic theory and fluid flow, and includes the simulation of a vehicle’s forces and moments, considering its environment, ground interaction, propulsion, and flight control commands. The required skills for this position are: - ** Education** - Baccalaureate in Mechanical Engineering or Aerodynamics engineer (preferred) - Also Preferred: - Minor in Computer Science - Masters in Aerospace (1. Thesis or 2. Project, specializing in CFD, Flight Dynamics, Aircraft Performance, or Stability & Control) - Ph.D. in Aerospace - ** Soft Skills** - Result driven - High energy - Troubleshooting & problem solving: thinks fast on their feet - Team player - Dedicated to accomplishing the task - Excellent communication skills (Oral and written) and reporting to supervisors - Organized - Bilingual - Resourceful (good connections with existing CAE employees) - ** Competencies** - Knowledge of aircraft simulations and modelling physical systems - Knowledge of computational fluid dynamics, flight dynamics, aircraft performance, stability & control - Knowledge of automatic control systems (nice to have) - Knowledge in integration of software - Knowledge of automated system testing (FitNesse, Google Mock) - Knowledge of system requirements analysis - Knowledge of flight testing and analysis of data - Knowledge of qualification process of simulators - ** Software** - C - C++ - FORTRAN - Python - XML - MS Visual Studio - MS Office - ** Operating Systems** - Windows (mandatory) - Linux - ** System interests** - Airplanes - Helicopters - Aerodynamics or Aircraft Performance or Stability & Controls - Private Pilot License - Home UAV - ** Other**:Travel typically 1-3 times per year for 2-3 weeks each trip LI-CL1 LI-hybrid **Position Type** Regular CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted. **Equal Employment Opportunity** At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. With no exception. As captured in our overarching value "One CAE", we’re proud to work as one passionate, boundaryless and inclusive team. At CAE, all employees are welcome regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity or age. The masculine form may be used in this job description solely for ease of reading, but refers to men, women and the gender diverse.