Lead Engineer II - Aerodynamics (P07541)

Location: Bangalore, India

Department: Aerodynamics (N-CCAV)

Skills: Aerodynamics - Fundamentals of aircraft stability, Aerodynamics, Aerodynamics - Fundamentals of aircraft performance, Aerodynamics - Low fidelity aerodynamics analysis, Aerodynamics - Systems thinking, Aerodynamics - High Fidelity analysis (CFD), Aerodynamics - Fundamentals of aircraft aerodynamics

• Plan, accomplish, lead and support activities involving aerodynamic sizing of fixed wing UAVs in the conceptual design phase. The activities include but not limited to the following:
  • Perform market survey and constraint analysis
  • Select an aerofoil and planform for the UAV
  • Size the UAV external geometry and evaluate the aerodynamic characteristics using lower order tools
  • Estimate the performance and evaluate the stability

• Perform and support activities of aerodynamic evaluation of fixed wing UAVs during the preliminary design phase
  • Plan and execute tasks
  • Carry out the design trade studies
  • Generate aerodynamic data required to support other systems like Flight controls, avionics systems, etc.
  • Perform optimisation studies on aerofoil or component of aircraft
  • Support activities involved in aeroelastic problems
  • Perform Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT) simulations
  • Support activities involved in wind tunnel testing

• Perform CFD analyses of fixed wing UAVs to evaluate aerodynamic performance
  • Establish processes for conducting CFD analyses
  • Model geometry for CFD analyses in a CAD tool
  • Prepare geometry for CFD analyses from CAD geometry
  • Generate good quality grids
  • Generate results using appropriate solver settings with limited time frames and resources
  • Post-process the results and document the same in detail
  • Recommend suggestions to design team based on the results generated