Senior Autonomous Flight Control Engineer

present of AI; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HyLight is seeking a Senior GNC engineer in Paris to lead guidance, navigation and control for a pilotless hydrogen airship. You will model aircraft dynamics, develop control laws, and translate them into robust flight software, with hands-on sensor and flight-computer debugging on the airfield.

The role emphasizes shipped flight products and regulators' safety cases, with close collaboration with an AI-centric data team to ensure safe, repeatable autonomous flights.

Qualifications

• About six years in GNC for drones, aerospace or cars.
• Ability to debug sensors and flight computers on an airfield.
• Shipped a flight product and safety case for regulators.

Responsibilities

• Center on guidance, navigation and control of a pilotless hydrogen airship.
• Model craft dynamics, write control laws and convert them into flight code.
• Assist in validating safety cases for regulators and field testing.

Skills

GNC for drones

C/C++

Field debugging

Flight software

Tools

PX4 flight stack

MAVLink

Job description

HyLight is seeking a Senior GNC engineer in Paris to lead guidance, navigation and control for a pilotless hydrogen airship. You will model aircraft dynamics, develop control laws, and translate them into robust flight software, with hands-on sensor and flight-computer debugging on the airfield.

The role emphasizes shipped flight products and regulators' safety cases, with close collaboration with an AI-centric data team to ensure safe, repeatable autonomous flights.