# Principal Engineer - Flight Physics Simulation

Your Tasks Plan and coordinate the activities of a group of flight physics specialist working on Flight Simulation Training Device qualification support and flight modelling and simulation Oversee and approve design and production of simulation software of physical and systems of trainer aircrafts, including flight models, ground dynamic models, atmospheric models, flight control models, control loading system, engines models, propeller models and autopilot models Ensure that compliance of simulation models comply with training device qualification requirements (EASA, ICAO, FAA) and maintain the Qualification Test Guide (QTG) Support the Team Leader in budget and resources planning activities Support Project Acquisition bids preparation and related development costs estimations Support after-sales technical activities (e.g., query answering, technical investigations) as required by the customer support team With this you convince us Master degree in Aeronautical Engineering or similar degree with a focus on flight physics and complex systems Experience in people management, at least through lateral management roles Working experience with with C++, Python and MATLAB/Simulink, contr

- **Id**: 3699314
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/pilatus-aircraft-principal-engineer-flight-physics-simulation>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Switzerland
- **Countries**: CH
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T18:58:22Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-03
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T05:21:03Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 7
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1981
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule, Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Aircraft Manufacturing, General Aviation

## Company

- **Id**: 1820033
- **Name**: Pilatus Aircraft
- **Domain**: pilatus-aircraft.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/pilatus-aircraft>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 16
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.625
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 34
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **MATLAB** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Simulink** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 7

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T18:58:22Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 66
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.662
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 7
- **Expected fill days**: 34
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, urgency, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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