• Own the simulation of aerodynamic control and flight dynamics for hypersonic vehicles, from early concept through to flight test.
• Develop and maintain six‑degree‑of‑freedom (6‑DOF) flight dynamics simulations, integrating aerodynamic, mass properties, actuator, and environment models.
• Characterise control surface effectiveness, hinge moments, and control interactions using CFD, engineering‑level methods, and test data.
• Build and maintain the aerodynamic control models and databases used in simulation and control system design.
• Assess vehicle stability, controllability, and handling across the flight envelope, and feed findings into configuration and control surface design.
• Work closely with the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC), Aerodynamics, Aeroelastic, and Systems teams to define control requirements and margins.
• Support model‑in‑the‑loop (MIL), software‑in‑the‑loop (SIL), and hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL) simulation and test activities.
• Run Monte Carlo and dispersion analyses to assess robustness to uncertainties in aerodynamics and vehicle properties.
• Correlate simulation with wind tunnel and flight test data, and document models, assumptions, and results to ensure traceability and configuration control.