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Technical Expert, Engineering, Fly-By-Wire and Secondary Flight Control System

  • Dorval, QC, Canada
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Experience
You hold a bachelor or master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in aerospace related field.
Posting language
English
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Original job description

When applicable, Bombardier promotes flexible and hybrid work policies.


Why join us? 

At Bombardier, we design, build and maintain the world’s peak-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. We have been successful in setting the highest standards by putting our people at the heart of it all, and defining excellence, together.

Working at Bombardier means operating at the highest level. Every day, you are part of a team that delivers superior experiences and products, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our industry and beyond. By prioritizing employee growth and development, we empower everyone to reach their full potential on their own terms, because the best work happens when you are free to be yourself and share your unique expertise.


Bombardier’s Benefits Program

With our employees’ well-being top of mind, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits Program, which includes the following:

  • Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life insurance, disability, and more)
  • Competitive base salary 
  • Retirement savings plan 
  • Employee Assistance Program  
  • Tele Health Program

FBW and Secondary Flight Control System – Technical Expert, Engineering

At Bombardier Aerospace, our employees work together to evolve mobility worldwide - one good idea at a time. If you have a good idea, we’ll provide the environment where it will thrive and grow into a great product or customer experience. Your ideas are our fuel.

The FBW & Secondary Flight Control Engineering team, and the business, requires a rigorous and disciplined Technical Expert, Engineering who has product, process and practical application experience to ensure a sustaining program (Challenger, Global Express, Global 8000) while preparing it for the challenges and demands of the future (Ecojet).

What are your contributions to the team?

  • Lead the integration of the FBW & Secondary Flight Control system on the aircraft.
  • Develop concepts, design approach and philosophy with the external Flight Control system suppliers.
  • Perform/Review analysis to evaluate concepts feasibility for future platform.
  • Perform trade off studies and life cycle cost analysis for future programs.
  • Develop, validate and verify technical requirements of the FBW & Secondary Flight Control system.
    • Review/Prepare technical requirements
    • Review/Prepare test procedures
    • Execute test on rigs (Montreal) and/or aircraft testing (Wichita/Toronto/Montreal)
    • Review/Prepare test reports in support of certification activities
  • Resolve problems arising from in-service aircraft.
    • Troubleshooting, root cause determination, corrective action definition and execution
  • Ensure compliance to the ARP4754 development process.
  • Ensure the design process and the resulting equipment implementation is in line with Bombardier's requirements and standards.

Occasional trips to the Suppliers facilities and Regulatory Authorities, as well as on-site support to the Final Assembly Line (Toronto & Montreal), Completion Centers (Montreal), Flight Test Center (Wichita).

How to thrive in this role?

  • You hold a bachelor or master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in aerospace related field.
  • You have been directly involved in the definition and certification of at least one FBW and/or Secondary Flight Control system.
  • You possess an excellent understanding of all facets of system definition, integration, and certification and have a good knowledge of aircraft systems and interfaces (e.g. electrical, hydraulic, avionics, auto-flight, ).
  • You have good knowledge of Part 25 certification process.
  • You have experience in DAL A software development following guidance from ARP4754, DO178, and hardware software interaction for FBW controllers (or similar complex system)
  • You have working knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow simulation environment. An experience in the model-based specification will be an asset.
  • You have good knowledge of MS Office and Requirements Management tools is an asset.
  • You have excellent oral presentation in English and French.
  • You have the ability to work with limited supervision, be organized, a team player, and a self-motivated person, be Customer focused, and be able to work under pressure.
  • You must also show initiative, innovation, and leadership, a strong sense of responsibility and integrity, adaptability, have good interpersonal communication skills, have a good engineering judgement, and drive for results.

Now that you can see yourself in this role, apply and join the Bombardier Team!

Please note: You don’t need all the skills, knowledge, and experience listed to apply for this position. We’re not looking for the perfect candidate, we’re looking for great talent and passionate individuals. 

Bombardier is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics to apply.

Interested in joining Bombardier?

Bombardier is hosting a Virtual Engineering Hiring Event on October 22 and 23, 2026.

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Format: Virtual interviews via Microsoft Teams

Registration is required. Only selected participants will be invited to attend. Registration closes on October 20, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.

Register here: https://aerocareer.ca/events/evenement-de-recrutement-en-ingenierie-2 


Job  Technical Expert, Engineering, Fly-By-Wire and Secondary Flight Control System 

Primary Location Administrative Centre (CA)

Organization  Aerospace Canada

Shift  Day job

Employee Status Regular 

Referral Amount $2,000.00  

Requisition  9980  Technical Expert, Engineering, Fly-By-Wire and Secondary Flight Control System 

More about this job

Responsibilities

The Technical Expert will lead integration of the fly-by-wire and secondary flight control system on the aircraft and work with external suppliers on design concepts. The role includes writing and reviewing technical requirements and test procedures, supporting certification, and resolving in-service aircraft problems.

Requirements

Candidates need a bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, at least 10 years of aerospace experience, and direct involvement in certifying a flight control system. Bombardier also wants Part 25 certification knowledge, DAL A software experience under ARP4754 and DO-178, and fluency in English and French.

Skills

  • MATLAB
  • Simulink
  • Stateflow
  • MS Office
  • Requirements management tools
  • ARP4754
  • DO-178
  • Part 25 certification
  • DAL A software development
  • Model-based specification
  • Flight control system integration
  • Test procedure development
  • Rig and aircraft testing
  • Trade-off studies
  • Life cycle cost analysis
  • Root cause analysis
  • Troubleshooting
  • Certification test reports
  • Aircraft systems knowledge
  • Electrical systems
  • Hydraulic systems
  • Avionics
  • Auto-flight
  • Supplier management

Benefits

  • Insurance plans
  • Competitive base salary
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Tele Health Program

Categories

  • Engineering
  • Energy
  • Manufacturing

Keywords

  • Fly-by-wire
  • Flight control systems
  • Secondary flight control
  • Aerospace engineering
  • Technical expert
  • ARP4754
  • DO-178
  • Part 25 certification
  • MATLAB
  • Simulink
  • Stateflow
  • Requirements management
  • Systems integration
  • Avionics
  • Aircraft certification
  • Bombardier
  • Challenger
  • Global Express
  • Global 8000
  • Ecojet

Seniority

Senior

Perks

  • Retirement plan
  • Wellness program

Tools

  • MATLAB
  • Simulink
  • Stateflow
  • MS Office
  • Requirements management tools

Languages

  • English
  • French

Fields of study

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering

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