Control Laws Engineering Manager - Lead Flight Controls Team

ELECTRA; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with immediate vesting

Paid winter break

Free catered lunches, coffee, snacks,:

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Electra in Manassas, VA seeks an Engineering Manager – Control Laws to lead design of control laws for the EL9 aircraft and manage a high-performing flight controls team. You will own end-to-end control law development, collaborate with airframe and flight dynamics teams, and drive the project toward certification while ensuring safety and performance requirements are met.

This role blends technical leadership with program management in a fast-moving aerospace environment, with competitive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven ability to lead a team and drive complex programs to execution.
• Strong understanding of flight dynamics, aircraft control theory, and handling qualities.
• Experience with model-based development, simulation environments, and control law verification.
• Experience deploying safety-critical software to a real-time embedded platform.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Control Law development for the EL9 aircraft, from preliminary design through certification.
• Lead development and validation of the control law software, ensuring alignment across systems, performance, and structures.
• Build and lead a high-performing flight controls team, providing technical direction while delivering on program cost, schedule, and milestones.
• Support control law integration into the Flight Control system, including verification, and flight test
• Ensure that the control laws meets performance, safety, and handling quality requirements at the aircraft level.

Skills

Team leadership

Flight dynamics

Aircraft control theory

Model-based development

Real-time embedded platforms

Program management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Model-based development

Simulation environments

Control law verification

Job description

Electra in Manassas, VA seeks an Engineering Manager – Control Laws to lead design of control laws for the EL9 aircraft and manage a high-performing flight controls team. You will own end-to-end control law development, collaborate with airframe and flight dynamics teams, and drive the project toward certification while ensuring safety and performance requirements are met.

This role blends technical leadership with program management in a fast-moving aerospace environment, with competitive