Role Overview

We are looking for a senior Flight Sciences leader to lead the Flight Sciences Integrated Product Team (IPT) and drive technical delivery across Aerodynamics, Aero-Loads, and Flight Dynamics for new aircraft development programs.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the Flight Sciences IPT and ensure alignment with overall aircraft development objectives.
- Own technical delivery, schedule, cost, quality, and program milestones across Flight Sciences.
- Lead Aerodynamics, Aero-Loads, and Flight Dynamics activities.
- Coordinate with Structures, Flight Controls, Propulsion, Avionics, and other aircraft engineering teams.
- Lead aerodynamic design and optimization of wings, fuselage, empennage, nacelles, and aircraft components.
- Oversee CFD simulations, wind tunnel data correlation, drag reduction, and aerodynamic performance improvement.
- Lead aircraft performance analysis including range, climb, cruise, take-off, and landing performance.
- Define and analyze gust loads, maneuver loads, ground-air loads, certification load cases, and loads envelopes.
- Lead flight dynamics modeling, stability & control analysis, and handling qualities evaluation.
- Collaborate with Flight Controls teams on control law development and aircraft response tuning.
- Support wind tunnel,



ground testing, model validation, and flight test campaigns.
- Validate CFD and simulation models against physical and flight test data.
- Support FAA, EASA, and DGCA certification activities and applicable CS/FAR 23/25/27 requirements.
- Develop and review certification deliverables, including loads, stability & control, flight test, and analysis reports.
- Participate in PDR, CDR, certification reviews, and audits.
- Identify and mitigate aerodynamic, loads, stability, handling-quality, and aircraft-performance risks.
- Support proposals, RFQs, effort estimation, technical solutioning, and program planning.
- Lead distributed onsite/offshore engineering teams.

Required Qualifications – Must Have

- Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Electronics & Communication, Avionics, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
- 12–18 years of aerospace experience.
- Strong experience in:
- Flight Sciences
- Aerodynamics
- Aero-Loads / Aircraft Loads
- Flight Dynamics
- Stability & Control
- Aircraft NPD / Recent Aircraft Development
- CFD Analysis
- Aircraft Performance Analysis
- IPT / Cross-Functional Team Leadership

📌 Flight Sciences - IPT Head (Montreal)
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📍 Montreal