Flight Controls Engineer in Coatesville

Energy Jobline ZR; Coatesville (Chester County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Piasecki Aircraft seeks a Flight Controls Engineer to design and develop onboard software for autonomous aircraft systems. You will work on the full software lifecycle, from concept to flight test, in a multidisciplinary team focused on robust flight control and mission systems.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace or robotics, expertise with MATLAB/Simulink, Python, and C, and experience in flight dynamics and control law development for atmospheric vehicles.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of aerospace or robotics experience; advanced degrees could substitute.
• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, and C.
• Experience designing flight control laws for atmospheric flight vehicles including linear and non-linear analysis techniques.
• Experience with flight dynamics and simulation modeling.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; team player.

Responsibilities

• Aerospace requirements definition and specification development.
• Develop sequencing logic for vehicle autopilot, autonomy, and sub-system automation.
• Design software interfaces and implement functionality.
• Develop HITL and SITL simulation.
• Perform stability and control analysis of integrated flight and propulsion control systems.
• Develop requirements and test cases for formal verification and validation in a simulation environment and labs.
• Assist in creating formal unit and module test architectures for flight control and mission systems.
• Write test plans and test cases; conduct unit, integration, and system-level testing.
• Support aircraft flight testing.

Skills

Aerospace/Robotics exp

Education

Bachelor's in EE/Aerospace/Mechanical

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

C

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

JOB TITLE

Flight Controls Engineer

DEPARTMENT

Engineering

REPORTING TO

Chief Engineer

SUMMARY

The Aerospace Simulation & Controls Engineer plays a fundamental role in developing the key elements of an autonomous system. This position will design and develop flight or mission-critical onboard software for aircraft, helicopters, and path planning systems. As part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team, the candidate will participate hands-on in the full software life cycle, from concept through implementation; integration all the way to flight test. Piasecki Aircraft uses a multidisciplinary team to generate solutions, and our software development team frequently drives system design and execution of the research. A broad perspective and passion for execution are typical characteristics of successful software engineers at Piasecki Aircraft.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Aerospace requirements definition and specification development
• Develop sequencing logic for vehicle autopilot, autonomy, and sub-system automation.
• Design software interfaces and implement functionality.
• Develop Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) and Software in-the-Loop (SITL) simulation.
• Perform stability and control analysis of integrated flight and propulsion control systems.
• Develop requirements and test cases for formal verification and validation in a simulation environment and systems integration labs.
• Assist in the creation of formal unit and module test architectures for flight control and mission systems.
• Write test plans and test cases, conduct unit-, integration-, and system-level testing.
• Support aircraft flight testing.

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES

• 5+ years of relevant aerospace or robotics experience. Advanced degrees could substitute for experience.
• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, and C.
• Experience with the design of flight control laws for atmospheric flight vehicles including linear and non-linear analysis techniques in the time and frequency domains.
• Experience with flight dynamics and simulation modeling.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a team player mindset

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS / CLEARANCES

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering