Lead Aircraft Controls Engineer – DO-178C & Hybrid Avionics

Ampaire; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampaire Inc. in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior/Principal Engineer for Aircraft Controls to own the certification and commercialization of the power management controller avionics and flight deck for our hybrid electric aircraft.

The role focuses on certifiable software development, avionics hardware, displays, throttle quadrant, and aircraft integration and testing. You will lead DO-178C software certification, manage suppliers, and guide in-house and contractor teams through FAA

Qualifications

• 5+ years of aerospace or equivalent avionics development experience.
• Expert knowledge of DO-178 software development process.
• Proficient with MathWorks Simulink code-generation tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead continued development and certification of powertrain control (PTC) avionics units.
• Manage hardware suppliers.
• Lead strategy, manage, and execute development and certification of FAA DAL-compliant DO-178C software including in-house and support contractors.
• Lead integration and experimental testing of PTC units on dyno, iron birds, and flight aircraft.
• Plan, manage, and execute in-house and contracted certification tests.
• Support FAA-certification documentation.

Skills

Aerospace experience

Flight deck avionics

DO-178C knowledge

MathWorks Simulink

Leadership experience

Tools

ARM Cortex-A

Cortex-A based MCUs

Job description

Ampaire Inc. in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior/Principal Engineer for Aircraft Controls to own the certification and commercialization of the power management controller avionics and flight deck for our hybrid electric aircraft.

The role focuses on certifiable software development, avionics hardware, displays, throttle quadrant, and aircraft integration and testing. You will lead DO-178C software certification, manage suppliers, and guide in-house and contractor teams through FAA