Flight Control Systems Engineer – Autonomous UAS

SAAB; Norton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab UK seeks a Flight Control Systems Engineer to develop, maintain and test safety-critical software for aircraft flight systems. You will work with MATLAB/Simulink to create control laws and data manipulation algorithms, then deploy to hardware and perform flight tests at our near-site test facility.

Role involves requirements definition, SOP development, quality targets, and active team collaboration to improve methods. National Security Vetting at SC level is required.

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 guidance, navigation and control for fixed/rotary wing.
• Knowledge of sensing systems and state estimation techniques.
• Hands-on experience with small UAS.
• Experience with quality standards for software (e.g. DO-178, ED-20x).

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and test safety-critical software contributing to flight systems.
• Contribute to requirements definition and generate software via MATLAB/Simulink.
• Deploy software onto target hardware and conduct real-world flight testing.
• Present testing findings in reports or customer-facing presentations.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team and drive continuous improvement.

Education

Degree in aerospace engineering

Tools

Stateflow

Simulink Coder

Embedded Coder

Git

Job description

Saab UK seeks a Flight Control Systems Engineer to develop, maintain and test safety-critical software for aircraft flight systems. You will work with MATLAB/Simulink to create control laws and data manipulation algorithms, then deploy to hardware and perform flight tests at our near-site test facility.

Role involves requirements definition, SOP development, quality targets, and active team collaboration to improve methods. National Security Vetting at SC level is required.