Senior Aerodynamicist

Salary: £110,739.2 - 110,739.2 per year

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years post-graduate experience in the aerodynamics domain in a research or industrial environment, with relevant specialist aerodynamics knowledge.
• Experience of working with customers, suppliers, partners, and researchers.
• Well-developed interpersonal, communication, and team skills.
• Bachelors or Masters degree level qualification in a STEM subject.
• Postgraduate PhD qualification or equivalent research in an aeronautical-related area.

Responsibilities:

• Provide aerodynamics support across a wide range of current and future AIR products.
• Carry out aerodynamics-related research, design, computational analysis, testing, and flight clearance for complex air vehicles.
• Develop aerodynamics toolsets and support digital transformation and governance.
• Ensure Agile practices align with organisational policies.

Technologies:

• Support
• Flutter
• Mobile

More:

We are offering a 12-month contract for a fully onsite senior Aerodynamics Discipline role within our airframe engineering Flight Sciences delivery team. This role supports current and future projects and focuses on providing future-generation aerodynamic subject matter expertise in one or more specialist areas, including Flight Control Law Development, Flight Mechanics, Stability & Control, Air Data System Aerodynamics, Aerostructures, Near Field Acoustics & Vibration, Configuration Aerodynamic Design, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Propulsion Integration, Air Vehicle Performance, Stores Release and Jettison, and Aerodynamic Methods Development. The position is inside IR35.

last updated 31 week of 2026