Aerospace Engineer

Location: Patuxent River, MD, US

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Overview

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.

Responsibilities

As a Aerospace Engineer with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:

• Perform aerospace engineering in support of flight control system development; aircraft modeling and simulation; analysis of aircraft flight dynamics; and ground and flight test support.
• The technical tasks will include:
• Supporting the design, development, integration, and test of aircraft flight control systems and autopilots Developing, integrating, and validating models of aircraft flight dynamics and subsystems such as payloads, engines, transmissions, flight control components, and sensors Supporting lab, ground, and flight qualification testing of aircraft avionics, sensors, and flight control systems.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have the ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance after hiring. 

  U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance

• Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering 
• 1-2 years' professional experience related to Aerospace Engineering
• Experience with MATLAB and MATLAB scripting
• Excellent documentation and report writing skills are essential for this position.
• Must have a good knowledge of sound engineering practices that may include such areas as requirement tracking, configuration control, technical communication, and/or the peer review process

EEO Statement

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