Fly-By-Wire & Secondary Control System Engineer

Kaleidoscope Innovation; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaleidoscope Innovation in Wichita, KS is seeking an experienced Fly-By-Wire & Secondary Control System Engineer. Lead integration, requirement development, and certification efforts for flight control systems across aircraft platforms.

You will collaborate with suppliers, model and simulate control systems, and contribute to certification activities while working with a skilled aerospace team in a demanding environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in aerospace field.
• Involved in definition and certification of FBW/Secondary Flight Control systems.
• Knowledge of aircraft systems and interfaces (electrical, hydraulic, avionics, autoflight).
• Part 25 certification process knowledge.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow.
• Familiarity with CATIA/ADAMS and other design tools.
• Fluent in English and French.
• Ability to work with limited supervision and be customer-focused.

Responsibilities

• Integrate FBW and Secondary Flight Control systems on aircraft.
• Support concept development, design approach, and philosophy with suppliers.
• Perform/Review analyses to evaluate concepts feasibility.
• Develop, validate and verify flight control system requirements.
• Review/Prepare technical requirements and test procedures.
• Execute test rigs and/or aircraft testing; generate test reports for certification.

Skills

FBW integration

Flight controls

System certification

Requirements analysis

English/French bilingual

Troubleshooting

Program testing

Education

Bachelors in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow

CATIA

ADAMS

MS Office

Job description

* Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.*

Job Title: Fly-By-Wire & Secondary Control System Engineer

Job Location: Wichita, KS

What are your contributions to the team?

• Perform the integration of the FBW & Secondary Flight Controls system on the aircraft.
• Support the development of concepts, design approach and philosophy with the Flight Control system supplier.
• Perform/Review analysis to evaluate concepts feasibility.
• Develop, validate and verify technical requirements of the Flight Control System.
• Review/Prepare technical requirements
• Review/Prepare test procedures
• Execute test rig and/or aircraft testing
• Review/Prepare test reports in support of certification activities
• Resolve problems arising from in-service aircraft.
• Troubleshooting, root cause determination, corrective action definition and execution
• Ensure compliance to the ARP4754 development process.
• Support trade o studies and life cycle cost analysis for future programs.
• Ensure the design process and the resulting equipment implementation is in line with Customer requirements and standards.

Occasional trips to the Suppliers facilities and Regulatory Authorities, as well as on-site support to the Final Assembly Line.

How to thrive in this role?

• You hold a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering and have a minimum of 7 years’ experience in aerospace related field.
• You have been directly involved in the definition and certification of at least one FBW and/or Secondary Flight Control system.
• You possess a good understanding of all facets of system definition, integration, and certification and have a knowledge of aircraft systems and interfaces (e.g., electrical, hydraulic, avionics, autoflight).
• You have knowledge of Part 25 certification process.
• You have experience in modeling and dynamic simulation of flight controls electrical and hydraulic actuators is an asset.
• You have a working knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow simulation environment.
• You have some familiarity with other simulation environments such as ADAMS, or design tools such as CATIA would be an asset.
• You have good knowledge of MS Oice and Requirements Management tools is an asset.
• You are fluent in both English and French.
• You have the ability to work with limited supervision, be organized, a team player, and a self-motivated person, be Customer focused, and be able to work under pressure.
• You must also show initiative, innovation, a strong sense of responsibility and integrity, adaptability, have good interpersonal communication skills, have a good engineering judgement, and drive for results.

Please note: You don’t need all the skills, knowledge, and experience listed to apply for this position. We’re not looking for the perfect candidate, we’re looking for great talent and passionate individuals.

Kaleidoscope, an Infosys Company, is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.