Aerospace Flight-Dynamics Simulation Engineer

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain is the #1 platform for finding and building careers in AI training and data labeling. OpenTrain AI is hiring and contracting for this specialized project, where your aerospace expertise will help create high-quality training data for advanced AI systems.

AI training work brings human experts into the process of building artificial intelligence. By authoring realistic engineering tasks, validating technical outputs, and reviewing other contributors' work, you will help shape how AI handles complex aerospace problems.

The Role

OpenTrain is seeking a contractor Aerospace Flight-Dynamics Engineer to author and validate flight simulation tasks. You will work with tools such as OpenVSP, XFLR5, FlightGear+JSBSim, OpenRocket, and QGroundControl to create realistic engineering scenarios and assess technical submissions.

This is a short-term AI training data generation project requiring deep aerospace or flight-dynamics expertise. The assignment lasts 5 weeks, carries a 40-hour-per-week commitment, and requires at least 4 hours of overlap with Pacific Standard Time. The listing also specifies a 20+ hours-per-week time requirement.

• Contractor assignment
• 5-week project duration
• 40 hours per week, with at least 4 hours of PST overlap
• Worldwide opportunity
• English-language work

What You’ll Do

You will turn technical requirements into complete simulation workflows, engineering problem statements, and reviewable outputs. The work combines flight-dynamics analysis, simulation modeling, technical writing, analytical validation, and peer quality assessment.

• Author aerospace and flight-dynamics tasks and validate designs using simulation tools.
• Develop engineering problem statements, simulation models, calculations, schematics, and supporting technical assets.
• Build golden geometries and mission plans, then score geometry, route, and airframe files.
• Define inputs, assumptions, constraints, operating conditions, output metrics, and objective acceptance criteria.
• Validate results through analytical checks and sanity checking.
• Review other engineers’ submissions for technical correctness and completeness.
• Translate technical requirements into simulation models and workflows.
• Optimize designs based on simulation results.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Document methodologies, processes, and outcomes.

Required Qualifications

This role requires substantial aerospace or flight-dynamics experience and practical ability to build and assess simulation workflows. You should be comfortable working independently, defining robust engineering problems, and clearly explaining assumptions and decisions.

• At least 5 years of aerospace or flight-dynamics engineering experience.
• Hands-on scripting experience.
• Proficiency in at least two of OpenVSP, XFLR5, FlightGear+JSBSim, OpenRocket, and QGroundControl.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience with analytical validation and engineering sanity checks.
• Strong technical documentation skills.
• Experience with peer review and quality assessment.
• Clear communication of assumptions and engineering decisions.

Helpful Background

The following experience may be useful for the assignment, though it is listed as helpful rather than required.

• Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering.
• Previous experience working as a Product Owner.

Why AI Training Work Matters

Modern AI systems learn from carefully prepared examples and expert feedback. In this project, your flight-dynamics knowledge will help produce realistic models, engineering judgments, and evaluation standards that make AI outputs more accurate and useful.

AI training is a fast-growing way to work at the cutting edge of technology. OpenTrain opportunities are remote and can provide flexible project-based work for specialists who want to apply their professional expertise to the development of AI.

How to Apply

Create a free OpenTrain account to build your profile and apply in minutes. Highlight your aerospace or flight-dynamics experience, scripting background, simulation tools, and examples of technical validation or peer review.

• Show your experience with at least two listed simulation tools.
• Describe relevant scripting and flight-dynamics work.
• Emphasize technical documentation, analytical validation, and quality assessment experience.
• Confirm your availability for the 5-week assignment and PST overlap requirement.