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

Bombardier; Dorval; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life

Retirement savings plan

Employee Assistance Program

Tele Health Program

Job summary

Bombardier Aerospace Canada seeks a Technical Expert, Engineering for the Fly-By-Wire and Secondary Flight Control System. The role requires leading integration, defining technical requirements and coordinating with suppliers across multiple sites.

Will involve testing and certification processes and occasional travel. Ideal candidates hold a mechanical or aerospace engineering degree with at least ten years in aerospace, strong English/French skills, and familiarity with ARP4754/DO-178

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years in aerospace field.
• Experience with FBW and/or Secondary Flight Control systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of FBW and Secondary Flight Control system.
• Develop concepts and design approach with external suppliers.
• Perform analyses to evaluate feasibility for future platforms.
• Conduct trade studies and life cycle cost analyses.
• Develop, validate and verify technical requirements and test procedures.
• Support certification activities and on-site testing.

Skills

English and French

MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow

MS Office

Requirements management tools

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow

MS Office

Requirements management tools

Job description

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

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.

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.

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

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