Advanced Program Vehicle Modeling Architect

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.

The Advanced Programs group has an exciting opportunity in San Diego, CA (Poway, CA) for a VMS Modeling Architect  to oversee the definition and development of vehicle management systems for application on emerging unmanned air vehicle concepts.  The department seeks a candidate with proficient design and application experience in cross-discipline vehicle modeling.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop technical roadmap and execution plans for the design, development, integration, and test of an advanced vehicle management system and adjacent enabling technologies 
• Develop technical and strategy-level briefings for internal and external stakeholder review
• Regular communication with Advanced Programs and ASI executive leadership 
• Provide regular technical mentorship to lower-level technical team members 
• Cross-discipline aircraft physics database management as best-practice development
• Translate the physics of flight control avionics, the aerodynamic characteristics, and the mass properties of a conceptual aircraft into MATLAB scripts and Simulink models for real-time simulation.
• Construct MATLAB/Simulink models for automatic code generation.
• Independently verify and validate the system on simulated hardware and on the actual hardware against higher fidelity simulation and test data.
• Support the decomposition of mission use cases to define system requirements that are compliant with adequate MIL Specs.
• Adapt advanced fitting and modeling techniques for a variety of advanced concepts air system configurations
• Develop analytical tools as required for advanced concepts.
• Perform vehicle-control-system-related tasks for all phases of a new aircraft development program, including requirements development, clean-sheet design, software integration and validation, wind tunnel, ground test, and flight test planning, and analysis of flight data through prototype flight tests.
• Liaison to propulsion, aerodynamics, mass properties, and other disciplines.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.