Flight Control Engineer

High Power Media Ltd; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 26,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Sports membership

Job summary

High Power Media Ltd looks for a master’s student/graduate to work on a new class of drones. You will design and implement flight control software for different platforms, linking MiL/SiL/HiL testing with real-world deployment in a fast-paced team.

Requirements include a Master in engineering and hands-on Matlab/Simulink experience, plus C and MS Office skills. The role emphasizes security clearance and collaboration across flight operations teams.

Qualifications

• Master in mechanical, aerospace or electrical engineering (completed or in progress).
• Experience with practical flight control in UAVs or similar systems.
• Knowledge of control theory and flight dynamics for eVTOLs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop vehicle-specific flight control functions.
• Define and manage functional and system requirements.
• Implement model-based flight control software.
• Develop embedded software for aircraft deployment.
• Integrate and test on MiL/SiL/HiL platforms.

Skills

Flight control

Control theory

eVTOL dynamics

MATLAB/Simulink

C

Microsoft Office

Education

Master in mechanical, aerospace or electrical engineering

Tools

Polarion

Git

Job description

Description

Do you want to work on a New Class of Drones? Our product universe spans three different platforms with maximum take-off weights of up to 1000 kg and characteristic dimensions of 8 m: The hexacopter Grille for medical evacuation, the multi-role rotorcraft Wespe for logistics and support operations, as well as the fixed-wing drone Bussard for surveillance and intelligence missions. All systems are powered by RasCore, our highly redundant, military-grade avionics system for safe operations within EASA’s Specific Category. Three aircraft, one mission: to bridge the gap between small UAVs and traditional manned systems.

You want to experience how your personal vision becomes reality? Your controller is not only a prototype function – it will actually be flying. Within a short time, after design, implementation, as well as MiL- and HiL-testing, your flight control software is handed over to the flight operations team, where you will see how your lines of code come alive on a real aircraft and govern the fate of our rescue mission.

Tasks

• Design and development of vehicle specific and flight control system functions


• Definition, review, and management of functional and system requirements


• Implementation of model-based flight control software functions


• Automatic code generation and development of embedded software for aircraft deployment


• Continuous integration, verification, and reporting within CI pipelines


• Full system integration and deployment on simulation platforms (MiL/SiL/HiL)


• Functional and integration testing on simulators in close collaboration with Simulation, Test&Verification, and Flight Operations teams


• Continuous activity tracking and reporting to relevant panels

Qualifications

• Degree: Completed or ongoing studies (Master) in the domain of mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or comparable programs


• Experience: Evidence of practical flight control experience


• Method Knowledge: Control theory, flight control, flight dynamics of eVTOLs, model-based design


• Tool Knowledge (mandatory): MATLAB/Simulink, C, Microsoft Office


• Tool Knowledge (optional): Polarion, GIT


• Required for employment: Security clearance (Ü2-Sabotageschutz) approval (note: relationships in countries according to § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may result in a negative assessment)

Benefits

• Team with high spirit and pace


• Flexible working time model


• Sports membership

Application Documents

• Curriculum vitae


• Letter of motivation


• Certificates / reports / references