Job Title: Technical Expert – Flight Control Laws Design, Development & Analysis
Experience: 10+ Years
Employment Type: Contract
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Flight Control Laws Engineer with strong expertise in Fly-by-Wire (FBW) aircraft, flight dynamics, control systems design, and aerospace software development. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, developing, validating, and verifying flight control laws using MATLAB, Simulink, and C++, along with a strong understanding of aerospace certification standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, enhance, and analyze new and existing flight control laws using MATLAB, Simulink, and C++.
- Support flight control laws, autopilot, and navigation system development for research and development projects.
- Develop and maintain control laws and system requirements.
- Perform requirements validation and verification for new and updated control laws.
- Ensure compliance with DO-178B and SAE ARP4754A standards and applicable certification requirements.
- Design and evaluate pilot-in-the-loop control laws based on handling qualities, flight and structural envelope protection, aircraft performance, and pilot assessments.
- Analyze aircraft stability, control system failures, and overall system performance.
- Conduct linear and nonlinear analysis, desktop simulations, pilot-in-the-loop simulator testing, and flight-test data evaluation.
- Support the integration of flight control laws into test rigs and supplier hardware platforms.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to resolve technical challenges and improve control system performance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related engineering discipline. A PhD in Aerospace Engineering is preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience developing flight control laws for Fly-by-Wire (FBW) aircraft.
- Strong knowledge of aircraft flight dynamics, aerodynamics, stability, and handling qualities.
- Expertise in classical and modern control system design techniques for SISO and MIMO systems.
- Experience with advanced flight control law design, analysis, and evaluation techniques.
- Proficiency in MATLAB and Simulink for modeling, simulation, and control law development.
- Strong C++ programming skills and proficiency in MATLAB scripting.
- Understanding of DO-178B, SAE ARP4754A, requirements verification and validation, and aerospace software certification.
- Knowledge of linear and nonlinear control system analysis and testing methodologies.
- Understanding of state estimation and Kalman filtering.
- Experience with pilot-in-the-loop evaluation and aircraft-level requirements.
- Fluency in both written and spoken English and French.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills, with the ability to work independently.
