Flight Mechancis Engineer (mfx) CA-1 Europa

Grob Aircraft has been designing and building aircraft in Bavaria for decades from trainers and composite airframes to some of the most advanced aeronautical structures in the world. Engineering excellence and precision manufacturing are what we do.

Together with Helsing our parent company and Europes leading defence AI company we are now taking on our most ambitious programme yet: the CA-1 Europa Europes first AI combat aircraft. This is not a study or a roadmap. We are designing building and testing right now right here.

We are looking for a Flight Mechanics Engineer to develop and validate aircraft models perform handling-qualities work and support flight control development across simulation and test. You will work at the intersection of aerodynamics loads flight controls systems flight test and certification.

This role suits engineers with a strong flight mechanics foundation whether your background is in civil certification military flight test simulation development or flight control support. What matters is that you understand how an aircraft behaves and can model analyse and improve it.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop implement and maintain high-fidelity 6-degree-of-freedom (6DOF) simulation models for fixed-wing aircraft.

• Create and validate aerodynamic models (database generation/processing) from CFD wind tunnel and flight test data.

• Conduct handling-qualities analyses and assessments (MIL-STD/ADS-33/CS-25/CS-23 considerations as applicable) run pilot-in-the-loop and metric-based evaluations; produce recommendations and design solutions.

• Support fly-by-wire/flight-control development: provide vehicle models and requirements input design verification (simulations and piloted evaluations).

• Prepare and deliver technical artefacts for certification and verification: simulation reports requirement traceability test cases qualification evidence and support for flight tests.

Experience & Qualifications

• MSc (or equivalent) in Aerospace Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering.

• 5 years of professional experience in flight mechanics including certification work (CS-23/CS-25; military standards is a plus).

• Experience building and validating aircraft simulation models and processing aerodynamic data.

• Proven experience in handling-qualities assessment through simulation flight simulators and flight testing.

• Experience supporting Fly-By-Wire (FBW) or flight-control system development.

• Strong programming skills in Python and MATLAB/Simulink.

• Excellent English communication and presentation skills for engaging with technical teams and certification authorities.

• Experience with military aircraft (design flight testing or handling qualities).

• Experience with wind-tunnel testing.
  

What We Offer

• Your systems will fly on real aircraft. Direct collaboration with Helsings AI and autonomy teams.

• 40-hour work week flexitime 30 vacation days.

• Company pension plan accident insurance disability insurance subsidy.

• Fly the Grob G115 in your free time (PPL holders) and access to the Grob flight simulator.

• Subsidised lunch EGYM Wellpass corporate benefits platform.

• Short decision paths open leadership no unnecessary bureaucracy.

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