Senior AI & Flight Dynamics Integration Engineer

About the role

You will own and develop an AI-driven autonomous aircraft design and optimization workflow at STARK. The role involves integrating LLMs and AI agents with aerodynamics, CFD, flight dynamics, and multidisciplinary simulation tools to accelerate rapid prototyping and aircraft development. You will automate complex engineering decision-making loops to deliver highly performant, software-defined flight platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop LLM and AI Agent-based engineering workflows to interpret aircraft requirements and support iterative design decisions.
• Automate parametric aircraft geometry using OpenVSP, Python, and STEP-based CAD workflows.
• Integrate Flow5 and OpenFOAM CFD to build aerodynamic databases including stability derivatives.
• Develop 6-DoF flight dynamics and flight mechanics models, including trim, stability, control authority, propulsion, and aircraft performance calculations.
• Integrate aircraft KPIs into an automated optimization loop.
• Drive multidisciplinary design optimization frameworks to rapidly evaluate aircraft trade-offs.
• Collaborate with systems and software teams to validate dynamic models against simulation and flight test data.

Required skills

• Flight Dynamics
• Aerodynamics
• Stability & Control
• Python
• Engineering automation
• OpenFOAM
• VLM
• Panel methods
• OpenMDAO

Nice to have

• OpenVSP
• Flow5
• LLM APIs
• AI Agents
• MDO tools
• Unmanned aerial systems

Qualifications

• Degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience in engineering automation, aerodynamics, or flight systems

About the Company

STARK is a defence technology company designing, developing, and manufacturing high-performance unmanned systems that are software-defined, mass-scalable, and cost-effective. The company focuses on bolstering the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners to deter aggression and defend Europe.