Flight Sciences - IPT Head

Katalyst HealthCares and Life Sciences

• $125K — $150K *
Montreal, QC H1A 0A1In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or Aeronautical Engineering.
  • 12-18+ years in the aerospace domain.
  • Strong experience in aerodynamics, aero-loads, and flight dynamics.
  • Experience in aircraft New Product Development (NPD) programs is mandatory.
  • Proven experience leading Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) or cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Flight Sciences IPT to align with aircraft development goals.
  • Own technical delivery, schedule, cost, and quality for aerodynamics and loads.
  • Coordinate across multiple engineering domains including Structures and Propulsion.
  • Act as the main interface with customers and internal stakeholders.
  • Lead aerodynamic design and optimization for key aircraft components.
  • Oversee CFD simulations and performance improvement initiatives.
  • Ensure proper integration of dynamical behavior with overall aircraft design.

Benefits

  • Access to advanced CFD tools like ANSYS Fluent and STAR-CCM+.
  • Involvement in cutting-edge aircraft development and validation processes.
  • Opportunities to lead cross-functional teams and projects.
  • Engagement with certification processes across international standards such as FAA and EASA.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:
IPT & Program Leadership:
  • Lead the Flight Sciences IPT, ensuring alignment with overall aircraft development program objectives.
  • Own technical delivery, schedule, cost, and quality for aerodynamics and loads domain.
  • Coordinate across Structures, Flight Controls, Propulsion, and Avionics teams.
  • ct as the primary interface with customers and internal stakeholders.
Aerodynamic Design & Analysis:
  • Lead aerodynamic design and optimization of aircraft components including wings, fuselage, empennage, and nacelles.
  • Oversee CFD simulations, wind tunnel data correlation, drag reduction, and performance improvement initiatives.
  • Conduct performance analysis (range, climb, cruise efficiency) and high-lift systems assessment for take-off and landing performance.
Aero-Loads Development:
  • Define and generate aero-loads across the flight envelope, including gust loads, maneuver loads, and ground-air loads interactions.
  • Ensure proper integration with structural design and sizing teams.
  • Develop certification load cases, loads envelopes, and critical conditions.
Flight Dynamics & Dynamic Behavior:
  • Lead flight dynamics modeling and simulation, including stability and control analysis and handling qualities evaluation.
  • Evaluate aircraft response to disturbances, gusts, turbulence, and dynamic behavior.
  • Collaborate with Flight Control teams on control law development and aircraft response tuning.
Integration & Validation:
  • Ensure integration of aerodynamics, loads, and dynamic behavior with overall aircraft design.
  • Support wind tunnel testing, ground testing, validation, and flight test campaigns.
  • Validate simulation models against test data.
Certification & Compliance:
  • Ensure compliance with FAA, EASA, and DGCA certification requirements (CS/FAR 23/25/27 as applicable).
  • Support certification deliverables including loads reports, stability and control reports, flight test plans, and analysis reports.
  • Participate in PDR, CDR, and certification audits.
Risk & Performance Management:
  • Identify and mitigate aerodynamic risks, loads exceedance risks, and stability and handling concerns.
  • Ensure performance targets for fuel efficiency, payload-range capability, and flight envelope compliance are achieved.
Stakeholder & Customer Management:
  • ct as technical focal point for the flight sciences domain.
  • Present aerodynamic performance, loads data, and dynamic analysis results.
  • Support proposal development, RFQs, effort estimation, and planning.
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or Aeronautical Engineering.
Experience:
  • 12-18+ years in the aerospace domain.
  • Strong experience in aerodynamics, aero-loads, and flight dynamics.
  • Experience in aircraft NPD programs is mandatory.
  • Proven experience leading IPTs or cross-functional teams.
Technical Skills:
Core Expertise:
  • erodynamics using CFD tools such as ANSYS Fluent and STAR-CCM+.
  • ero-loads generation tools and methodologies.
  • Flight dynamics, stability and control analysis, and handling qualities.
Tools & Methods:
  • MATLAB/Simulink.
  • Flight simulation tools.
  • Wind tunnel data analysis.
  • MBSE tools such as Cameo and Rhapsody (preferred).
Standards & Knowledge:
  • CS/FAR 23/25 certification standards.
  • Understanding of aeroelasticity, flutter analysis, and gust response modeling.
Leadership & Soft Skills:
  • Strong technical leadership and decision-making capability.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience working in onsite-offshore delivery models.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Ladders Estimates

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