Senior Aerospace Engineer

AMERICAN SYSTEMS

Senior Aerospace Engineer at AMERICAN SYSTEMS supporting flight control system development and aircraft modeling. Leading design, integration, and testing activities within a national priority federal program.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timePatuxent River • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in aircraft flight control system development, including modeling, simulation, and analysis of flight dynamics. Proficient in mentoring junior engineers and ensuring compliance with engineering best practices and documentation standards.

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Aircraft Flight Control System DevelopmentFlight Dynamics ModelingFlight Test SupportTechnical CommunicationMentoring Junior Engineers

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Hard Skills

Aircraft ModelingSimulationFlight Dynamics AnalysisAutopilot DesignFlight Data AnalysisNon-Linear System IdentificationAerodynamic DesignConfiguration ControlRequirement TrackingFlight Control System Design

Soft Skills

Documentation SkillsReport Writing

Certifications & Qualifications

SECRET Security Clearance

Industry Keywords

Aerospace EngineeringU.S. CitizenshipFlight Qualification TestingAvionicsSensors

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Be the engineering lead in support of flight control system development; aircraft modeling and simulation; analysis of aircraft flight dynamics; and ground and flight test support.
Design, development, integration, and test of aircraft flight control systems and autopilots
Develop, integrate, and validate models of aircraft flight dynamics and subsystems such as payloads, engines, transmissions, flight control components, and sensors
Support lab, ground, and flight qualification testing of aircraft avionics, sensors, and flight control systems
Mentor more junior engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active or the ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance after hiring (requires US Citizenship)
U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering
At least 7 years of experience to include development and/or refinement of flight dynamics models; work with flight test data to include flight test support and flight data analysis, and/or familiarity with aircraft performance, aerodynamic design, non-linear system identification, and flight control system design and analysis.
Excellent documentation and report writing skills are essential for this position.
Knowledge of sound engineering practices that may include such areas as requirement tracking, configuration control, technical communication, and/or the peer review process.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits package
Veteran-friendly employer
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities