Senior Flight Control Systems Engineer – Electric Aircraft

VÆRIDION; Delft; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch subsidy 5€ per meal on office‑p|

ESG Wellpass subsidized membership

Virtual stock options

Bicycle/e-bike program (JobRad)

Pension scheme

Job summary

VÆRIDION seeks a (Senior) Flight Control System Engineer to lead the design and integration of mechanical and electrical flight control systems for a 100% electric aircraft. You’ll own system requirements, architecture, interface management and supplier coordination while ensuring compliance with CS-23/25 standards.

You will drive the development lifecycle from concept through certification, collaborating with flight physics, structures, and avionics teams.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience in development of mechanically actuated aircraft flight control systems, preferably within Part 23 aircraft programs under DOA or international equivalent.
• Strong background in systems engineering applied to flight controls, including requirement capture, functional decomposition, interface definition, and traceability.
• Experience in design, integration, assembly, and testing of mechanical primary flight control systems (kinematics, load transmission, tolerances, friction, and play).
• Experience across full product development lifecycle: architecture, preliminary and detailed design, verification, validation, and certification (Part 23 or Part 25).
• Knowledge of airworthiness and certification processes and interaction with authorities.
• Excellent English communication; European language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage system-level requirements for the flight control system, aligned with aircraft requirements and certification regulations.
• Perform system-level functional analysis, architecture definition, interfaces, and traceability management.
• Lead detailed definition, development, and integration of the flight control system including installation design, kinematics, load paths, performance, reliability and safety considerations.
• Coordinate and oversee suppliers and development partners, including requirements allocation, design reviews, verification activities, and compliance demonstrations.
• Support system safety activities (FHA/SFHA, PSSA, Zonal Safety Analysis) per airworthiness standards.
• Contribute to DMU integration and configuration control with structures and other systems.
• Support certification activities, including certification plans, checklists, qualification documentation, and test campaigns.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements capture

Functional decomposition

Traceability

Flight control systems

Kinematics

Load paths

Safety assessments

Education

Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

PLM systems

CAD systems

Dassault 3DX

Job description

VÆRIDION seeks a (Senior) Flight Control System Engineer to lead the design and integration of mechanical and electrical flight control systems for a 100% electric aircraft. You’ll own system requirements, architecture, interface management and supplier coordination while ensuring compliance with CS-23/25 standards.

You will drive the development lifecycle from concept through certification, collaborating with flight physics, structures, and avionics teams.