Role: Flight Sciences - IPT Head

Location: Montreal, QC

Duration: Long Term Contract

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Relevant Industries: Aerospace, Aviation, Aircraft Design, Flight Sciences, Aerodynamics, Aero-Loads, Flight Dynamics, Aircraft OEMs, eVTOL, UAV, Advanced Air Mobility, Aerospace Engineering Services.

- Lead the Flight Sciences Integrated Product Team (IPT) and ensure alignment with overall aircraft development program objectives.
- Own technical delivery, schedule, cost, quality, and program milestones for the Aerodynamics, Aero-Loads, and Flight Dynamics domains.
- Coordinate with Structures, Flight Controls, Propulsion, Avionics, and other aircraft engineering teams.
- Act as the primary technical interface with customers and internal stakeholders.
- Lead aerodynamic design and optimization of wings, fuselage, empennage, nacelles, and other aircraft components.
- Oversee CFD simulations, wind tunnel data correlation, drag reduction, and aerodynamic performance improvement.
- Conduct aircraft performance analysis including range, climb performance, cruise efficiency, take-off, and landing performance.
- Lead high-lift system assessments and aircraft performance optimization.
- Define and generate aerodynamic loads across the aircraft flight envelope.
- Develop and analyze gust loads, maneuver loads, and ground-air loads interactions.
- Develop certification load cases, load envelopes, critical conditions, and loads reports.
- Ensure proper integration of aerodynamic loads with structural design and aircraft sizing teams.
- Lead flight dynamics modeling and simulation, including stability & control analysis and handling qualities evaluation.
- Evaluate aircraft response to disturbances, gusts, turbulence, and other dynamic conditions.
- Collaborate with Flight Controls teams on control law development and aircraft response tuning.
- Ensure integration of aerodynamics, loads, and aircraft dynamic behavior with the overall aircraft design.
- Support wind tunnel testing, ground testing, model validation, and flight test campaigns.
- Validate CFD and simulation models against physical test and flight test data.




- Ensure compliance with FAA, EASA, and DGCA certification requirements.
- Support applicable CS/FAR 23/25/27 certification activities.
- Develop and review certification deliverables including loads reports, stability & control reports, flight test plans, and analysis reports.
- Participate in PDR, CDR, certification reviews, and audits.
- Identify and mitigate aerodynamic, loads exceedance, stability, handling quality, and aircraft performance risks.
- Ensure aircraft performance targets for fuel efficiency, payload-range capability, and flight envelope compliance are achieved.
- Support proposals, RFQs, effort estimation, technical solutioning, and program planning.
- Lead distributed onsite/offshore engineering teams.

Qualification:

- Bachelor's / Master's degree in:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Electronics & Communication Engineering
- Avionics Engineering
- Electrical Engineering

Priority 1 Must Have

- 12-18+ Years of Aerospace Experience
- Flight Sciences
- Aerodynamics
- Aero-Loads / Aircraft Loads
- Flight Dynamics
- Stability & Control Analysis
- Aircraft NPD / New Aircraft Development
- IPT / Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- CFD Analysis
- Aircraft Performance Analysis

Priority 2 Preferred

- ANSYS Fluent
- STAR-CCM+
- MATLAB / Simulink
- Wind Tunnel Testing & Data Analysis
- Gust & Maneuver Loads
- Loads Envelope Development
- Handling Qualities
- Flight Simulation
- CS/FAR 23/25
- FAA / EASA / DGCA Certification
- Ground & Flight Testing

Nice to Have

- Aeroelasticity
- Flutter Analysis
- Gust Response Modeling
- High-Lift Systems
- Drag Reduction / Aerodynamic Optimization
- Cameo / Rhapsody
- MBSE
- eVTOL / UAV / Advanced Air Mobility




- Payload-Range / Fuel Efficiency Optimization
- Onsite-Offshore Team Leadership

What to Look for on Resume

- Flight Sciences IPT Head / Flight Sciences Lead
- Aerodynamics Lead / Aero-Loads Lead
- 12+ years Aerospace / Aviation
- Aircraft NPD / Recent Aircraft Development
- Aerodynamics / CFD
- ANSYS Fluent / STAR-CCM+
- Wings / Fuselage / Empennage / Nacelles
- Aero-Loads / Aircraft Loads
- Gust Loads / Maneuver Loads
- Certification Load Cases
- Loads Envelopes
- Flight Dynamics
- Stability & Control
- Handling Qualities
- Aircraft Performance
- Range / Climb / Cruise Performance
- Take-off / Landing Performance
- MATLAB / Simulink
- Wind Tunnel Testing
- Flight Simulation
- Flight Test
- CS/FAR 23/25/27
- FAA / EASA Certification
- Aeroelasticity / Flutter
- PDR / CDR
- IPT / Cross-Functional Leadership

Do Not Consider

- Candidates without aerospace / aviation experience
- Candidates without Flight Sciences experience
- Candidates without strong Aerodynamics, Aero-Loads, or Flight Dynamics experience
- CFD-only analysts with no aircraft-level flight sciences ownership
- Structural engineers with no aerodynamics or aircraft loads experience
- Flight Controls-only candidates without core Flight Sciences experience
- Candidates without aircraft NPD / new aircraft development experience
- Candidates without IPT or cross-functional team leadership experience
- Candidates with no aircraft performance, stability & control, or loads experience
- Profiles limited to component-level analysis without aircraft/system-level responsibilities

Education & Experience

- Bachelor's / Master's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Electronics & Communication, Avionics, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
- 12-18+ years of aerospace experience
- Strong experience across Aerodynamics, Aero-Loads, and Flight Dynamics
- Aircraft NPD experience is mandatory
- Proven experience leading IPTs or cross-functional engineering teams
- Strong technical leadership, decision-making, and stakeholder management capabilities

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