Role Overview
What You'll Work On
- Lead flight-dynamics engineering for electric aircraft
- Model performance, handling and certification evidence
- Support development through flight-readiness decisions
Why This Role Matters
- Set the flight-dynamics direction for Vertical Aerospace’s electric aircraft
- Model performance, stability and handling and translate results into design decisions
- Guide verification and certification work with flight controls, aerodynamics and aircraft systems teams
About the Organisation
Vertical Aerospace
Develops the VX4, a piloted four-passenger electric aircraft designed for short urban and regional flights. The Bristol-based, New York-listed company is progressing through UK flight testing toward certification, with conditional orders from airlines and lessors.
Location
Bristol, United Kingdom
Required Skills
Principal-level flight-dynamics modelling, performance analysis and handling-quality judgementAbility to produce certification evidence and support flight-readiness decisionsExperience with eVTOL, regulated flight testing or aircraft certification is advantageous
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