Principal Flight Control Engineer  Full Time NEW

Desired Experience and Qualifications.

While the following qualifications are desirable, applicants do not need to possess all of them.

• 4+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing and deploying GNC algorithms on large-scale aerial platforms.
• Proven ability to identify, model and simulate complex aerial systems.
• Strong background in control analysis, design.
• Proficiency in programming languages and tools such as Matlab/Simulink, C, C++ and python.
• Proven ability to identify, model and simulate complex aerial systems.
• Familiarity with common system engineering process, specifically ARP4754.
• Preparation and support of flight test activities, analysis of flight test results.
• Experience with Software in the loop (SILS) and Hardware in the loop (HILS) software validation.
• Strong desire to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Target-oriented, work style with strong analytic problem-solving skills required.

Bonus points

• Previous experience modelling, analysing and controlling rotary-wing aircrafts.
• Experience implementing GNC Software utilizing Model-Based Design best practices.
• Familiar with common flight control stability and performance requirement sources (Mill-STD-1797, ADS-33).
• Familiarity with aircraft software and hardware certification process (DO-178C & DO-254,).
• Experience with flight testing of highly control system dependent configurations of rotary-wing and fix-wing unmanned systems.
• An Ultralight or PPL pilot license.