Jobid: 3195969053 (0.11)
Overview
As Principal Engineer, you shape autonomous UAV architectures and high-fidelity models from concept to production. You join a multinational, multidisciplinary team to deliver compliant, high-performance defense systems. You lead architecture decisions, modelling strategies, and verification activities, collaborating across engineering domains. This role offers international exposure and a pivotal position in advancing next-gen unmanned platforms. You will help transform complex concepts into scalable, verifiable solutions.
Arbeidsvoorwaarden / Benefits
- competitive gross salary (CAO Metalektro, Grade M medior or higher)
- 8% holiday allowance
- 42 paid holidays (29 holidays + 13 ADV days)
- pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance
- informal working environment
- professional and personal development opportunities
Verantwoordelijkheden
- Lead System Architecture & Concept Development for autonomous/unmanned systems
- Perform trade studies and design optimization during early design phases
- Define system requirements, interfaces, and performance targets
- Evaluate design alternatives and issue technical recommendations
- Drive Modelling & Simulation to create behaviour, performance, and mission-level models
- Analyze aerodynamics, flight mechanics, vehicle performance, and system interactions
- Establish modelling strategies aligned with engineering best practices
- Apply systems engineering throughout the development lifecycle
- Ensure traceability between requirements, architecture, simulations, and design solutions
- Support verification, validation, and technical assurance activities
- Collaborate with aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, software, electronics, guidance and control, and mission systems teams
- Engage stakeholders, customers, suppliers, and international partners
- Facilitate technical reviews and communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences
- Drive continuous improvement in simulation processes and digital engineering practices
- Contribute to technology maturation and future product development initiatives
Belangrijkste vereisten
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field
- Experience in design architecture, modelling, and simulation in aerospace/defense or related advanced technologies
- Strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles
- Experience with modelling/simulation tools: MATLAB/Simulink, ANSYS, Star-CCM+, Comsol, Simscape, Amesim
- Experience developing custom engineering models using MATLAB or Python
- Knowledge of system integration including sensors, guidance/navigation/propulsion/datalinks/mission systems
- Familiarity with aerospace/defense standards, V&V, and technologies like Low Observable/RCS analysis
- Ability to work in an international, dynamic environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Effective communication and stakeholder management
- Collaborative systems thinker with technical curiosity
- System architecture
- Modelling and simulation
- Aeroelastic and flight dynamics analysis
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