Airworthiness Engineer – Flight Control Systems

ePlane Company; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ePlane company's Airworthiness group seeks a talented engineer to assure the design and safety of flight control systems for its electric VTOL propulsion aircraft. You will coordinate with design teams to meet DGCA Type Certification requirements and ITSO authorisation.

Key focus areas include control law design, flight dynamics modeling, FBW interfaces, and rigorous safety analyses such as ARP/CODA standards adherence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Avionics, Aerospace, Electrical or related field.
• Experience in flight control law design and flight dynamics modeling for VTOL/UAV.
• Experience developing safety-critical analyses for flight controls.
• Knowledge of ARP4754A/4761A/ DO178C/DO 160G/DO-254 standards.
• Understanding DGCA design certification requirements and ITSO authorization.
• Master’s degree in Flight Control Systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design teams to ensure DGCA design requirements are met for Type Certification.
• Develop and validate control laws and flight dynamic models for VTOL aircraft.
• Support safety analyses, verification, and flight testing data review.

Skills

Control Law Design & Development

Flight Dynamics & Simulation

Flight Control Systems

Software & Programming

Flight Testing & Data Analysis

DGCA Regulations Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Avionics Engineering/Aerospace Engineering/Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

C++

X-Plane

Gazebo

Job description

Airworthiness Engineer – Flight Control Systems

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

• A Bachelor’s degree in Avionics Engineering/ Aerospace Engineering/ Electrical Engineering/ Electrical & Electronics Engineering or a related field is required.
• Working experience in fixed/rotary wing aircraft/UAV/VTOL Flight control law design, flight dynamics modeling, integration and troubleshooting.
• Experience in developing safety critical analysis for flight controls systems.
• Knowledge in DGCA rules & regulations specifically on aircraft Type Certification, design organization approval and ITSO authorisation.
• Experience with ARP4754A/4761A/ DO178C/DO 160G/DO-254 standards.

Good to Have

• Master’s degree in Flight Control Systems or Aerospace Engineering.
• Understanding of CS/FAR-23 or CS/FAR-27 regulations of EASA / FAA.
• Prior experience in working on Type certification and ITSO authorisation.
• Knowledge of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and Lean methodologies .
• Experience in maintenance, reliability analysis, and risk assessment.
• Understanding of Prototype manufacturing of aircraft.
• Knowledge in preparation of technical documents and manuals for the type certification.

Personality Traits

• 1. Written and verbal communication in English