Flight Controls Engineer: VTOL/UAV Flight Dynamics

esaero; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account

Retirement Savings

Paid Holidays

Work Environment

Ideal Location

Job summary

ESAero is seeking a Flight Controls Engineer to lead and support the simulation and development of advanced control systems for conventional and unique configurations including multi-propulsor eVTOL and CTOL aircraft. The role spans from design to flight test and cross-functional integration in San Luis Obispo, CA.

You will work on flight dynamics, optimal and adaptive controls, and system identification, collaborating with aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, software, and testing teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• 2+ years of flight controls and simulation engineering experience.
• Experience in UAS and unmanned aircraft design.
• Good understanding of complex aircraft dynamics (aero, structures, control).
• Experience simulating non-linear complex aircraft sub-systems and systems.
• Experience with frequency and time domain system analysis.
• Control system simulation, implementation, test, and verification experience.
• Familiarity with implementation of embedded real-time control system.
• Familiarity with system identification of aircraft from flight test.
• Fundamental understanding of other disciplines (Aerodynamics, Structures, Electrical Eng., Embedded systems).

Responsibilities

• Development of flight dynamics simulations ranging from conventional aircraft to complex VTOL with rotor dynamics.
• Design, development, and implementation of optimal and adaptive flight controls and guidance laws for reconfigurable aircraft.
• Development of flight test maneuvers for system verification and identification.
• System identification in time and frequency domain.
• Support integration and test of aircraft for flight test.
• Collaborate closely with aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, software, systems engineering, and flight test teams to ensure successful integration of flight control systems.
• Actively work on improving processes, methods, and tools for flight control.
• Conduct peer reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Support flight operations during ground and flight test activities, including pre-flight readiness reviews and post-flight analysis.
• Participate in safety assessments, failure mode analyses, and system-level trade studies.

Skills

Flight dynamics

Control systems

Embedded RT control

System identification

Flight test support

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering

Masters in Aerospace Engineering

Job description

ESAero is seeking a Flight Controls Engineer to lead and support the simulation and development of advanced control systems for conventional and unique configurations including multi-propulsor eVTOL and CTOL aircraft. The role spans from design to flight test and cross-functional integration in San Luis Obispo, CA.

You will work on flight dynamics, optimal and adaptive controls, and system identification, collaborating with aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, software, and testing teams to