PhD
Post-doc position
ISAE-SUPAERO and Ratier-Figeac are seeking for a candidate holding a PhD degree in one or more of the related fields (propeller aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, numerical simulations).
He/she should demonstrate ability to work in team and interact with team members (from ISAE-SUPAERO, Ratier-Figeac and other members of the consortium) via regular reporting.
Knowledge in StarCCM+ and aeroacoustics is a plus.
Dynamic Soaring
Full-time
Based on experience
PhD
Are you passionate about aerodynamics, flight dynamics and new propulsion strategies? Join our team to explore Dynamic Soaring, a flight technique inspired by seabirds that increases the endurance of UAVs by exploiting wind gradients. This postdoctorate offers a unique opportunity to combine experimental measurements and advanced simulations to better understand and control this innovative flight strategy.
Dynamic Soaring (DS) is a flight strategy that exploits wind gradients to increase the energy of an aircraft without active propulsion. Inspired by seabirds, this technique extracts kinetic energy from wind variations, thereby improving the endurance of UAVs in flight.
This postdoctorate is part of advanced research aimed at better understanding and exploiting this strategy by combining experimental measurements and flight dynamics simulations.
Additive manufacturing of functionnally graded materials
Post-doctoral offer
Full-time
3300€ / month
PhD
Post-doctoral research assistant
In the face of accidental events (collision, crash, impact of debris, etc.) or related to the context of the mission (military or terrorist aggression, etc.), the sensitive and functional zones of land, aeronautical and space vehicles, as well as ships and submarines, require protection systems that combine ballistic performance and lightness.
For a long time, the numerical optimisation of such protection systems came up against the problem of their manufacture. This limitation has been partly overcome thanks to the ongoing development of additive manufacturing techniques, which can now be used to produce functional materials with complex architecture. Often evaluated statically or under low-speed impact, there are still gaps in the performance of these materials under high-speed impact.
The aim of this project is to use metal additive manufacturing to develop materials with gradient properties and to assess their performance in ballistic energy absorption applications.