Flight Controls Engineer - Fixed-Wing UAVs

Mach Industries; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

A defense technology company in California seeks a Controls Engineer to support design and evaluation for fixed-wing aircraft. Responsibilities include designing control systems, implementing control laws, and participating in flight test planning and execution. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Engineering or a related field and 0-5 years of experience. Strong knowledge of flight dynamics and modern programming languages like MATLAB and C++ is preferred. This role comes with competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• 0-5 years experience in designing flight control systems.
• Deep knowledge of flight dynamics and actuator modeling.
• Familiarity with verification workflows and safety reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design control systems for fixed-wing aircraft.
• Implement control laws considering limits and delays.
• Analyze flight test logs and tune controllers.

Skills

Flight dynamics

Stability and controllability

Modern C++

MATLAB/Simulink/Python

System identification techniques

Education

Bachelors in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics

Job description

A defense technology company in California seeks a Controls Engineer to support design and evaluation for fixed-wing aircraft. Responsibilities include designing control systems, implementing control laws, and participating in flight test planning and execution. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Engineering or a related field and 0-5 years of experience. Strong knowledge of flight dynamics and modern programming languages like MATLAB and C++ is preferred. This role comes with competitive salary and benefits.