Airworthiness Engineer – Flight Control Systems

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

Job summary

ePlane company is seeking an Airworthiness Engineer – Flight Control Systems to lead design assurance and safety of flight control systems for a VTOL aircraft. You will interact with design teams to ensure DGCA Type Certification compliance and ITSO alignment.

The role requires expertise in control law design, flight dynamics modeling, FBW systems, and safety analyses per ARP4754A/4761A and DO-178C DO-254 standards, with hands-on testing and data analysis experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Avionics Engineering / Aerospace Engineering / Electrical Engineering or a related field is required.
• 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 of DGCA rules & regulations specifically on aircraft Type Certification, design organization approval and ITSO authorisation.
• Experience with ARP4754A/4761A/ DO178C/DO 160G/DO-254 standards.

Responsibilities

• Interact with ePlane design groups for compliance of DGCA design requirements for Type Certification of the aircraft.
• Provide design assurance and safety of flight control systems for VTOL aircraft.
• Develop and validate control laws, flight dynamic models, and integration with FBW systems.
• Contribute to safety analyses and compliance with ARP4754A/4761A, DO-178C and related standards.
• Support flight testing, data analysis, and post-flight assessment.

Skills

Control Law Design & Development

Flight Dynamics & Simulation

Flight Control Systems

Software & Programming

Flight Testing & Data Analysis

MATLAB

Simulink

C++

X-Plane

Gazebo

Education

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

Master’s degree in Flight Control Systems or Aerospace Engineering

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