Autonomous UAV Flight Control Engineer (Simulink/Matlab)

SAAB; Stony Stratford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab UK is seeking a Flight Control Systems Engineer to develop, test and deploy safety-critical software for aircraft flight control systems. You will work with MATLAB/Simulink to implement control laws and data processing algorithms, verify with simulations, and perform real-world flight tests at our Bedfordshire facility.

You will contribute to requirements and software processes, maintain documentation, and communicate findings in reports and presentations while collaborating with a

Qualifications

• Essential: Degree in aerospace engineering or similar.
• Understanding of aerodynamics and flight mechanics, and their impact on flight control.
• Experience in using MATLAB/Simulink for developing algorithms and control laws.
• Hands-on experience in designing and commissioning control systems.
• Existing SC Clearance.
• Desirable: Experience designing and implementing guidance, navigation and control algorithms for fixed and/or rotary wing vehicles.
• Knowledge of state-of-the-art sensing systems.
• Hands-on experience with small UAS.
• Mathworks' Stateflow, Simulink Coder and Embedded Coder packages.
• Experience developing mathematical algorithms e.g. Data fusion, state estimation etc.
• Experience working with embedded systems, real-time systems, safety critical systems.
• Knowledge of communication systems.
• Version control systems e.g. git.
• C++, Java, Python development skills.
• Experience with quality standards for software (e.g. DO-178, ED-20x).

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and test safety-critical software for flight control systems.
• Contribute to requirements definition and algorithm development using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Verify and validate via bespoke simulations before deploying on target hardware.
• Conduct real-world flight testing at our facility near the office.
• Present testing findings in reports or customer presentations.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team to improve processes and quality targets.
• Engage in continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within the team.

Skills

Aerospace degree

Aerodynamics & flight mechanics

MATLAB/Simulink development

Control system design

Embedded real-time systems

C++, Python development

SC clearance

Sensing systems knowledge

Small UAS experience

DO-178/ED-20x awareness

Version control

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Stateflow

Simulink Coder

Embedded Coder

Git

Job description

Saab UK is seeking a Flight Control Systems Engineer to develop, test and deploy safety-critical software for aircraft flight control systems. You will work with MATLAB/Simulink to implement control laws and data processing algorithms, verify with simulations, and perform real-world flight tests at our Bedfordshire facility.

You will contribute to requirements and software processes, maintain documentation, and communicate findings in reports and presentations while collaborating with a