Airworthiness Engineer Flight Control Systems

Ubifly Technologies Pvt Ltd; Chengalpattu; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

ePlane company is seeking an experienced design assurance engineer to work on safety-critical flight controls for VTOL aircraft. The role interfaces with design teams to ensure DGCA Type Certification compliance and ITSO authorization, following ARP4754A/4761A and DO-178C/DO-254 standards.

The position requires 3–5 years in fixed/rotary wing flight control design, testing, and data analysis, with strong MATLAB/Simulink and C++ skills, located in Chennai.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Avionics Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field required.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop control laws for VTOL flight control systems.

Skills

Control Law Design

Flight Dynamics

Flight Control Systems

Software & Programming

Flight Testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Avionics/Aerospace/Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

C++

X-Plane

Gazebo

Job description

Job Description

The Airworthiness group at ePlane company is looking for someone in design assurance and safety of flight controls systems for ePlane’s electric propulsion VTOL aircraft, to interact with ePlane design groups for the compliance of DGCA’s applicable design requirements for the Type Certification of the aircraft.

Technical Skills

• Control Law Design & Development: Experience in designing and developing control laws for VTOL aircraft, including trajectory optimization.

• Flight Dynamics & Simulation: Ability to develop and analyze flight dynamic models for simulation.

• Flight Control Systems: Experience with Fly-By-Wire (FBW) flight control systems and actuator/motor control loops.

• Software & Programming: Proficiency in MATLAB, Simulink, C++, and flight simulation software like X-Plane and Gazebo.

• Flight Testing & Data Analysis: Experience in flight testing, system identification, and post-flight analysis.

Must-Have

1. A Bachelor’s degree in Avionics Engineering/ Aerospace Engineering/ Electrical Engineering/ Electrical & Electronics Engineering or a related field is required.

2. Working experience in fixed/rotary wing aircraft/UAV/VTOL Flight control law design, flight dynamics modeling, integration and troubleshooting.

3. Experience in developing safety critical analysis for flight controls systems.

4. Knowledge in DGCA rules & regulations specifically on aircraft Type Certification, design organization approval and ITSO authorisation.

5. Experience with ARP4754A/4761A/ DO178C/DO 160G/DO-254 standards.

Good to Have

1. Master’s degree in Flight Control Systems or Aerospace Engineering.

2. Understanding of CS/FAR-23 or CS/FAR-27 regulations of EASA / FAA.

3. Prior experience in working on Type certification and ITSO authorisation.

4. Knowledge of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and Lean methodologies.

5. Experience in maintenance, reliability analysis, and risk assessment.

6. Understanding of Prototype manufacturing of aircraft.

7. Knowledge in preparation of technical documents and manuals for the type certification.

Personality Traits

1. Written and verbal communication in English

2. Capacity to work independently

3. Multi-tasking

Job Location

Chennai

Experience

3 to 5 years

Requirements