Rotorcraft Dynamics and Comprehensive Analysis Summer Intern

Job Description:

AMA provides technical support to the U.S. Army's Technology Development Directorate (TDD) at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. This work supports the verification and validation and application of modeling and simulation tools used in Army rotorcraft acquisition programs, including Future Vertical Lift (FVL).

Advanced modeling and analysis tools such as RCAS and CREATE-AV Helios are used to perform detailed rotorcraft dynamic, aeroelastic, and multidisciplinary analyses. These efforts support the assessment of vehicle performance, loads, stability, control, and aeroelastic behavior, and play a critical role in reducing technical risk and informing Army rotorcraft design and acquisition decisions.

About the Project:

The Rotorcraft Dynamics and Comprehensive Analysis summer intern will support Army rotorcraft engineering efforts through the validation & verification and application of comprehensive rotorcraft analysis and dynamic simulation tools. The position focuses on rotorcraft dynamics, aeroelasticity, and coupled aerodynamic-structural behavior. This role complements high-fidelity CFD-based modeling by providing system-level insight into rotorcraft behavior and by supporting multidisciplinary trade studies and design assessments.

This is a 10-week internship position at Huntsville, AL. Pay for this position is approximately $28/hr.-$33.50/hr. commensurate with experience

Responsibilities:

• Apply comprehensive rotorcraft analysis tools (e.g., RCAS, CAMRAD) to assess rotorcraft dynamics, aeroelasticity, loads, stability, and control
• Use high-fidelity tools such as Helios to complement comprehensive analyses and support cross-validation of results
• Verify and validate dynamic and aeroelastic models to support rotorcraft design and performance assessment
• Document methods, analyses, and findings

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge in rotorcraft dynamics and comprehensive analysis, including aeroelastic and coupled aerodynamic-structural modeling
• Experience with comprehensive rotorcraft analysis tools (e.g., RCAS, CAMRAD II, or similar)
• Strong background in rotorcraft structural dynamics, and unsteady aerodynamics
• Experience with scientific computing and application of analysis tools
• M.S. in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Desired Skills:

• Experience with comprehensive analysis tools such as RCAS
• Familiarity with whirl flutter analysis for rotorcraft
• Familiarity with CREATE-AV Helios or similar rotorcraft simulation tools

Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA) is proud of our customer relationships, our diverse and dynamic work environment, and our employees' career satisfaction. AMA is a small business with a wide reach; headquartered in Hampton, VA, AMA has operations in Greenbelt, MD; Huntsville, AL; Dallas and Houston, TX; Denver, CO; Mountain View, CA; and Edwards Air Force Base, CA. With over 60 years of experience, AMA specializes in aerospace engineering, science, analytics, information technology, and visualization solutions. AMA combines the best of engineering, science, and mathematics capabilities with the latest in information technologies, visualization, and multimedia to build creative solutions. We offer competitive salaries and a substantial benefits package, including but not limited to paid personal and federally recognized holiday leave, salary deferrals into a 401(k)-matching plan with immediate vesting, tuition reimbursement, short/long term disability plans, and a variety of medical, dental, and vision insurance options.

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