{"id":3288873,"url":"https://alion.io/job/edge-group-principal-engineer-applied-aerodynamics","title":"Principal Engineer Applied Aerodynamics","company":{"id":48610,"name":"EDGE Group","domain":"edgegroup.ae","url":"https://alion.io/company/edge-group","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":98,"open_postings":11,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.273,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":19,"computed_at":"2026-11-01T06:10:25Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates"],"countries":["AE"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":42000,"max_usd":107000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":2629},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"C++","optional":false},{"name":"MATLAB","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T19:29:30Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-26","last_verified_at":"2026-11-01T01:27:41Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"ABOUT EDGE\nAt EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives.\nHeadquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast. Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.\nBased in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped.\nTogether, we are shaping the future.\nABOUT THE ROLE\nThe Principal Applied Aerodynamics Engineer shall demonstrate technical ownership, sound physical intuition, disciplined judgment, and accountability for the aerodynamic products assigned to the position. The engineer shall treat aerodynamic predictions as evidence with defined assumptions, uncertainty, configuration, and validity limits rather than as unquestionable numerical outputs. The engineer shall develop and maintain a mental model of the expected flow physics before reviewing computational or experimental results.\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nDevelop aerodynamic concepts and configuration solutions that support aircraft-level mission and performance requirements.\nEvaluate candidate wing, tail, canard, fuselage, forebody, control-surface, nacelle, inlet, propulsion, and external-store arrangements.\nDefine aerodynamic requirements and design objectives for assigned configurations or work packages.\nEstablish appropriate aerodynamic analysis plans using analytical, empirical, computational, and experimental methods.\nDevelop and maintain aerodynamic geometry suitable for analysis, design optimization, wind-tunnel models, and aircraft definition.\nAssess aerodynamic implications of outer-mold-line changes and manufacturing deviations.\nConduct aerodynamic analyses using handbook, empirical, lifting-line, vortex-lattice, panel, Euler, RANS, or higher-fidelity methods as appropriate.\nDefine CFD domains, meshes, boundary conditions, numerical schemes, turbulence models, transition assumptions, convergence requirements, and reporting criteria.\nConduct mesh-sensitivity, timestep-sensitivity, domain-sensitivity, and model-sensitivity studies.\nReview surface pressures, flow topology, shocks, separation, wakes, vortices, and other physical evidence in addition to integrated coefficients.\nDevelop airfoil, wing, twist, camber, thickness, spanload, and tip-shape solutions.\nDevelop or assess high-lift systems and control-surface aerodynamic characteristics.\nPerform aerodynamic drag breakdowns and identify credible drag-reduction opportunities.\nDetermine lift, drag, force, moment, stability, and control characteristics across the required flight envelope.\nAssess nonlinear, high-angle-of-attack, post-stall, asymmetric, and control-saturation behavior where applicable.\nEvaluate control effectiveness, aerodynamic balance, hinge moments, flow blanketing, and adverse aerodynamic interactions.\nSupport wing loading, thrust-to-weight, design lift coefficient, cruise condition, takeoff, landing, maneuver, and envelope trades.\nAssess aerodynamic compatibility with mass properties and center-of-gravity ranges.\nSupport propulsion integration, including inlet, nacelle, propeller, exhaust, cooling-flow, and engine-out effects.\nAssess the aerodynamic effects of landing gear, antennas, sensors, payloads, stores, gaps, steps, protuberances, and other installed features.\nDefine wind-tunnel objectives, model requirements, test matrices, instrumentation, corrections, repeatability requirements, and acceptance criteria.\nSupport wind-tunnel testing, monitor data quality, and direct changes to test priorities when evidence requires it.\nReduce and interpret wind-tunnel data, including relevant tares, blockage, wall, support, transition, deformation, and scale corrections.\nReconcile analytical, CFD, wind-tunnel, ground-test, supplier, and flight-test aerodynamic information.\nDevelop and maintain aerodynamic databases for Performance, Flight Qualities, Guidance and Control, Loads, Simulation, Safety, and Flight Test.\nDefine database conventions, reference quantities, independent variables, configuration identifiers, interpolation rules, uncertainty, and validity limits.\nMaintain traceability between aerodynamic requirements, source data, geometry, analyses, tests, databases, and verification evidence.\nPerform uncertainty, sensitivity, robustness, and design-of-experiments studies.\nSupport aerodynamic optimization and multidisciplinary design optimization.\nInvestigate aerodynamic anomalies, unexpected performance, control-effectiveness deficiencies, buffet, separation, or model-test discrepancies.\nSupport flight-test planning, test-point definition, aerodynamic parameter identification, and flight-data correlation\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computational Engineering, or a closely related discipline.\nMaster’s degree or PhD in Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Aircraft Design, Experimental Aerodynamics, or a related field is preferred.\nTypically 10 or more years of relevant aerospace or comparable applied-fluid-dynamics experience.\nSubstantial experience applying aerodynamic analysis to the design or development of a complete aircraft, missile, unmanned vehicle, or major aerodynamic component.\nStrong practical knowledge of subsonic, transonic, supersonic, or hypersonic aerodynamics as appropriate to the program portfolio.\nExperience with lift, drag, stability, control, aerodynamic interference, trim, and configuration development.\nExperience with airfoil, wing, body, control-surface, high-lift, inlet, nacelle, or complete-aircraft aerodynamic design.\nProficiency with relevant CFD tools and supporting geometry, meshing, post-processing, scripting, and automation environments.\nExperience with lower-order aerodynamic tools, empirical methods, handbook methods, or reduced-order models.\nExperience defining, supporting, or interpreting wind-tunnel tests.\nExperience assessing mesh sensitivity, convergence, turbulence modeling, numerical uncertainty, and model-form uncertainty.\nExperience developing aerodynamic databases or structured aerodynamic datasets.\nExperience correlating analytical, CFD, wind-tunnel, and flight-test information.\nFamiliarity with CAD and geometry-management processes.\nFamiliarity with MATLAB, Python, C/C++, optimization frameworks, workflow automation, or equivalent engineering environments.\nExperience supporting multidisciplinary design trades and major aerospace lifecycle reviews.\nDemonstrated ability to lead a significant aerodynamic work package with limited supervision.\nExperience preparing controlled analysis reports, aerodynamic-data reports, test plans, test reports, and substantiation evidence.\nProfessional proficiency in written and spoken English.\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nClick to add description here. To maintain a consistent format and candidate experience, text formatting is strictly prohibited. When pasting content, always useRemove Formattingbefore inserting the text\nWHY CHOOSE EDGE\nLaunched in November 2019, the UAE's EDGE is one of the world's leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to position the UAE as a leading global hub for future industries, and to creating clear paths within the sector for the next generation of highly skilled talent to thrive.\nAt EDGE, the real investment goes beyond compensation. Through our dedicated learning academy and digital learning platforms, employees have access to extensive opportunities to develop new skills, deepen their expertise, and advance their careers. Combined with the freedom to innovate, strong career support, and the opportunity to collaborate with world-class talent from across the globe, EDGE is a place where you can continue to grow, keep learning, and turn ambitious ideas into meaningful outcomes.\nWorking at EDGE also comes with a package that genuinely reflects how much we value our people. Salaries are highly competitive and tax-free and, depending on your role and seniority, benefits can include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependents, and education allowances for your children.\nCANDIDATE PRIVACY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT\nIf you feel your skills, experience and potential are a strong match for a role, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement. 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