Senior Engineer – Simulation

Horizon Aircraft, Inc.; Lindsay; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Options

Company Paid Group Benefits Plan

Company Stock Matching Program

Health Spending Account

Equity Awards

No Holiday Cap

Job summary

Horizon Aircraft, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineer – Simulation to advance our high-fidelity aircraft simulation environment for next-generation development. You will architect, develop, and maintain simulation infrastructure used across Systems, Flight Controls, Avionics, Flight Sciences and Flight Test.

The role emphasizes model-based development with MATLAB/Simulink, verification activities, and pilot-in-the-loop evaluations, with a focus on framework fidelity and robustness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years crafting engineering simulations for aerospace or complex systems.
• Strong experience with MATLAB/Simulink and model-based development.

Responsibilities

• Develop architecture, content and maintenance of the aircraft simulation framework.
• Establish simulation standards, interfaces, requirements, and configuration management.
• Create reusable simulation infrastructure across aircraft systems and disciplines.
• Ensure scalability, maintainability and traceability of models throughout the program.
• Define roadmaps for simulation development aligned with program needs.
• Develop models of aircraft systems and a pilot-in-the-loop environment.
• Collaborate with test pilots and flight scientists to define requirements and methods.
• Drive process improvements to increase safety and efficiency.

Skills

Aerospace simulation

MBSE

Dynamic modeling

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering

Related engineering degree

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Simulink toolboxes

Version control

Job description

A career at Horizon is for those who want to do something extraordinary, yet with meaningful purpose. We take pride in pushing the boundaries of technology and customer experience to deliver something that has never been done before. We are a fast-moving organization that promotes a hands-on approach, supporting each other through the tough spots, generating a close-knit team with a family feel.

What we do here is hard, but then very few things worth achieving are easy. By joining Horizon, you will have the opportunity to work with our world-class entrepreneurial team who are passionate about delivering something special.

What we need you to bring.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Engineer – Simulation to progress the development of an integrated aircraft simulation environment supporting our next-generation aircraft development program. The successful candidate will contribute to architecting, developing, and maintaining a high-fidelity simulation framework used for aircraft systems development, integration, verification, validation, and pilot-in-the-loop evaluations. Looking forward to employing a Certification by Simulation approach will require a high degree of framework fidelity and robustness and significant verification activities, particularly regarding the design and assessment of failure accommodation strategies.

The primary development environment will be MATLAB and Simulink, with the simulation framework serving as a central engineering tool across Systems, Flight Controls, Avionics, Flight Sciences and Flight Test disciplines.

Your Day-to-Day

• Develop the architecture, content and maintenance of the aircraft simulation framework.
• Establish simulation standards, interfaces, requirements, configuration management processes and modeling best practices.
• Develop reusable simulation infrastructure to support multiple aircraft systems and engineering disciplines.
• Ensure scalability, maintainability and traceability of simulation models throughout the program lifecycle.
• Define simulation development roadmaps aligned with program needs.
• Develop and integrate models of aircraft systems, applying a model-based system engineering approach.
• Develop a pilot-in-the-loop simulation environment to support flight deck design, systems integration and operational evaluations.
• Collaborate with test pilots and flight sciences engineers to define simulation requirements and assessment methodologies.
• Drive the continuous improvement of our processes to increase safety and efficiency.

The ideal candidates are likely to have the following experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience developing engineering simulations for aerospace, defense, or complex integrated systems.
• Extensive experience with MATLAB, Simulink, Simulink libraries and toolboxes and model-based development methodologies
• Experience developing system-level simulations for aircraft or other complex vehicles.
• Strong understanding of dynamic systems modeling and simulation principles.Experience with software architecture, version control, requirements and configuration management.

About Your Future Team.

As part of the team, you will tackle challenges and deliver something that has never been done before. The team is currently full of multi-skilled individuals. Come join our growing team in Montreal! You will be one of the first specialist engineers to join us, which provides significant latitude in developing our working methods alongside needs of developing the platform.

Our Benefits.

People are the heart of our success, and we like to provide transparency in the way we operate. This is why our benefits are beyond the normal, and we are constantly trying to improve these further.

• No Holiday Cap
• Hybrid Work Options
• Company Paid Group Benefits Plan
• Company Stock Matching Program
• Health Spending Account
• Equity Awards

This is an incredible opportunity to be at the forefront of a ground-breaking industry and work with a dynamic and innovative team. We offer a competitive salary and the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting aerospace projects of our time.

If you have a passion for aerospace and eVTOL and want to work on challenging and rewarding projects, please apply today!

Location.

This role will be based in the Montreal area, with occasional travel to our main hangar in Lindsay, Ontario required. We offer relocation allowances in appropriate cases.

Not Quite Your Profile?

We would love for you to apply even if you have not met all the experience listed in this profile. We understand everyone’s career is unique and we welcome opportunities to broaden our knowledge in an open, diverse and inclusive way.