Flight Control Engineer

Job Description: Flight Controls Laws Design Engineer

Experience: 10+ years of relevant experience

Language Requirements: French and English (fluent)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Flight Controls Laws Design Engineer to develop, enhance, integrate, and validate flight control laws for Fly-By-Wire (FBW) aircraft. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in aircraft flight dynamics, control systems design, MATLAB/Simulink, and C++ programming, along with experience in aircraft stability, handling qualities, and flight control system verification.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and improve new and existing flight control laws (CLaws) and associated assessment tools using MATLAB and C++.
• Support flight control laws, autopilot, and navigation system development for R&D projects.
• Develop system and flight control laws requirements.
• Perform requirements validation and verification (V&V) for new and updated control laws.
• Ensure compliance with DO-178B and SAE ARP4754 standards.
• Design pilot-in-the-loop control laws based on handling qualities, flight and structural envelope protection, performance requirements, and aircraft-level requirements.
• Evaluate flight control laws and Fly-By-Wire system failures, stability, and performance through analytical methods, simulations, simulator testing, and flight-test data.
• Integrate flight control laws into test rigs and supplier hardware, including PFCC platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams on system integration, testing, and validation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related engineering discipline; PhD preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience developing flight control laws for Fly-By-Wire (FBW) aircraft.
• Strong knowledge of aircraft flight dynamics and aerodynamics.
• Expertise in classical and modern control system design techniques for SISO and MIMO systems.
• Familiarity with advanced flight control laws design methods and techniques.
• Experience evaluating control laws using linear and nonlinear analysis, simulations, and testing procedures.
• Strong understanding of aircraft stability, handling qualities, and pilot-in-the-loop control systems.
• Knowledge of DO-178B, requirements V&V, and certification of complex software.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and Simulink for aircraft modeling, simulation, and control laws development.
• Programming experience in MATLAB scripts and C++.
• Understanding of state estimation and Kalman filtering.
• Fluency in written and spoken French and English.
• Strong problem-solving, teamwork, communication, and independent working skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience with flight control system integration, simulator testing, and flight-test data analysis.
• Experience with aircraft certification and safety-critical avionics software.
• Familiarity with supplier hardware integration and flight control computer platforms.