Who we are:
We are a start-up based out of Bengaluru & Delhi NCR. We are engaged in development of next generation missions and technologies (NGM&T) towards future warfare needs of the Indian defence forces. It is undertaking research towards enhancing persistence and autonomy for unmanned vehicles and robotic swarms. NRT’s product development portfolio includes a solar power stratospheric high altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) unmanned platform and an air/ground launched stand-off autonomous system.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The candidate shall accomplish and support activities involving aerodynamic sizing of fixed wing UAVs in the conceptual design phase.
The activities include but not limited to the following:
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Perform market survey and constraint analysis
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Select an aerofoil and planform for the UAV
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Size the UAV external geometry and evaluate the aerodynamic characteristics using lower order tools
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Estimate the performance and evaluate the stability
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Perform and support activities of aerodynamic evaluation of fixed wing UAVs during the preliminary design phase
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Carry out the design trade studies
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Generate aerodynamic data required to support other systems like Flight controls, avionic systems, etc.
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Perform CFD analyses of fixed wing UAVs to evaluate aerodynamic performance
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Prepare geometry for CFD analyses from CAD geometry
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Generate good quality grids
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Generate results using appropriate solver settings with limited time frames and resources
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Post-process the results and document the same in detail
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Recommend suggestions to design team based on the generated results
Must have skills:
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Good understanding of external aerodynamics of fixed wing UAVs
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Good understanding of meshing and solver setup requirements for CFD to address the involved flow physics for low speed flows
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Hands on experience of generating both structured and unstructured grids for
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CFD following best practises involved
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Ability to interpret the flow physics observed based on the CFD results and validate the same with the theoretical computations and experimental results.
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Ansys mesh/ICEM CFD
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Ansys Fluent
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Ansys CFD Post/Ensight
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Low fidelity tools like OpenVSP and XFLR5
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Matlab/Python
Candidate must have strong fundamentals in the following areas:-
Aerodynamics
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Fluid Mechanics
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Computational Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence models
Good to have skills:
Preference will be given to candidate with one or more of the following skills:
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Hands on experience in performing constraint analysis, sizing the external geometry and estimating performance characteristics
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Ability to comprehend the effects of design choices on aircraft performance and stability
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Hands on experience pertaining to activities involving wind tunnel testing of an aircraft
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Experience in activities involved in aero-elasticity problems
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Ability to conduct optimisation studies of an aerofoil or an aircraft platform
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Ansys SpaceClaim/Design Modeler
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CFD Solvers like STAR CCM+/ SU2
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Post processing tools like Tecplot or Paraview
Basic Requirement (education & relevant experience):
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A Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Aerospace/CFD/Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 1 or 2 years of relevant experience respectively.
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At least one degree must be in Aerospace Engineering.
