Manager, Aeronautical Engineering - Aircraft Design

Job Title: Manager, Aeronautical Engineering - Aircraft Design Job Code: SAS20231310-107185 Job Location: Ashburn, VA Job Description: As an Aeronautical Engineering Manager, you will oversee a team of Aero Engineers who are tasked with designing our Unmanned Aircraft products. In this position, you will be working alongside your team members on direct program work for approximately 75% of your time, and providing functional management oversight of those same employees, as well as other functional leadership responsiblities, for the remainder of your time. You will use your leadership skills and personal initiative to build and maintain a highly competent and agile Aeronautical Engineering team.

You will have regular interactions with your team members to help foster their career growth and ensure their job satisfaction. As a direct contributor, you will use your expertise in product development to help design our family of unmanned aircraft systems. This will include tasks such as requirements derivation, preliminary aero modeling/analysis all the way through to full CFD and wind tunnel testing.

You will use your networking abilities to build trusting relationships and lines of communication across multiple programs to help drive the performance and execution efficiency of your direct reports. The Agile Development Group (ADG) specializes in developing disruptive, next-generation technologies for advanced Unmanned Air Systems (UAS / UAV), advanced radar systems, next-generation weapon systems, and other RF sensor technologies using small company agility and big company experience. Essential Functions: Direct tasking (75% of Duties): Conceptual and detail design of aircraft aerodynamic surface, with significant collaboration with Mechanical and Guidance and Control engineers.

Evaluate and develop requirements and conduct trade studies to derive new air vehicle designs. Create aero performance estimates based on vehicle geometry (e.g. range/endurance, stability, etc.) Specify wind tunnel performance analysis criteria, and perform data reduction on the data obtained through wind tunnel testing.

Communicate with Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) team to drive control parameters. Present data to internal and external customers during PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews. Lead peer reviews, PDRs, CDRs, and other required design reviews.

Schedule, cost, and technical responsibility at the major subsystem level. Cost estimation for proposals. Primary interface to customers & upper management.

Provide guidance and mentorship for other team members. Responsible to direct and review the work of junior engineers and designers and technicians. Participate in risk assessment and develop mitigation strategies for complex projects.

Ability to obtain and maintain any additional clearances as required. Ability to lift up to 10 lbs. Up to 10% travel may be required.

Other duties as required. Managerial Tasking: Manage a team of 4-8 Aeronautical Engineers by recruiting, selecting, orienting, planning, and training employees. Coach, counsel, monitor, and appraise staff performance.

Promote the career progression of your direct reports. Promote employee engagement - help make this a great place to work! Address all aero-specific program staffing needs.

Interview and hire as needed. Conduct performance reviews and solicit peer feedback about you team's performance. Contribute to departmental process improvement initiatives.

Be knowledgeable of the specific contributions made by your team members to foster specific performance discussions. Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.

In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. Abiliy to obtain a government security clearance Minimum 5 years' experience in aircraft aerodynamics analysis and flight sciences. Minimum 9 years' experience in external flow aerodynamics analysis and design, requirements analysis, and specification generation.

Minimum 3 years' experience leading and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment. Experience in wind tunnel test processes. Minimum 5 years' experience in computer-based aero modeling tools.

Experience using Microsoft Office products. Preferred Additional Skills: Active government security clearance is highly preferred Experience with Ansys Experience in 3D CAD modeling Prior experience in developing full-vehicle aircraft geometry or major sub-assemblies is strongly desired. Excellent people skills, with experience leading and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.

Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, & presentation).