Professional, Engineering - Fly-By-Wire and Secondary Flight Control System

Bombardier Transportation GmbH; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life

Retirement savings plan

Employee Assistance Program

Tele Health Program

Job summary

Bombardier is seeking a professional engineer to lead the Fly-By-Wire and Secondary Flight Control System work on Challenger/Global Express programs. You will integrate the FBW system, define and verify requirements, and coordinate with suppliers to support certification activities.

With a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering and 5+ years in aerospace, you’ll review test procedures, perform analyses, and ensure conformance to ARP4754.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of aerospace experience.
• Involvement in definition/certification of FBW/Secondary Flight Control systems.

Responsibilities

• Integrate FBW and Secondary Flight Controls system on the aircraft.
• Support concept development and philosophy with Flight Control supplier.
• Develop, validate and verify technical requirements for the Flight Control System.
• Review/test procedures and execute tests for certification activities.
• Troubleshoot in-service aircraft issues and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with ARP4754 development process.
• Travel to supplier facilities and on-site support to assembly lines as needed.

Skills

English communication

Technical writing

Team player

Self-motivated

Customer focus

Education

Bachelors in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow

ADAMS

CATIA

MS Office

Requirements tools

Job description

Professional, Engineering - Fly-By-Wire and Secondary Flight Control System

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When applicable, Bombardier promotes flexible and hybrid work policies.

Why join us?

At Bombardier, we design, build and maintain the world’s peak-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. We have been successful in setting the highest standards by putting our people at the heart of it all, and defining excellence, together.
Working at Bombardier means operating at the highest level. Every day, you are part of a team that delivers superior experiences and products, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our industry and beyond. By prioritizing employee growth and development, we empower everyone to reach their full potential on their own terms, because the best work happens when you are free to be yourself and share your unique expertise.

Bombardier’s Benefits Program

With our employees’ well-being top of mind, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits Program, which includes the following:

• Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life insurance, disability, and more)
• Competitive base salary
• Retirement savings plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tele Health Program

What are your contributions to the team?

At Bombardier Aerospace, our employees work together to evolve mobility worldwide - one good idea at a time. If you have a good idea, we’ll provide the environment where it will thrive and grow into a great product or customer experience. Your ideas are our fuel.

The FBW & Secondary Flight Control Engineering team and the business are looking for a Professional, Engineering- Fly-By-Wire and Secondary Flight Control System who has product and process to ensure a sustaining program (Challenger, Global Express, Global 8000) while preparing it for the challenges and demands of the future (Ecojet).

• 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 off studies and life cycle cost analysis for future programs.
• Ensure the design process and the resulting equipment implementation is in line with Bombardier's requirements and standards.
• Occasional trips to the Suppliers facilities and Regulatory Authorities, as well as on-site support to the Final Assembly Line (Toronto & Montreal), Completion Centers (Montreal), Flight Test Center (Wichita).

How to thrive in this role?

• You hold a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering and have a minimum of 5 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, auto-flight).
• You have knowledge of Part 25 certification process.
• 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.
• Some familiarity with other simulation environments such as ADAMS, or design tools such as CATIA would be an asset.
• Good knowledge of MS Office and Requirements Management tools is an asset.
• Soft skills:
  • Excellent oral presentation in English.
  • Technical writing skills in English is required.
  • 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.

Bombardier is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, National, or Local Laws.

Job Professional, Engineering - Fly-By-Wire and Secondary Flight Control System

Primary Location Wichita, ADMN / MFG, Learjet

Organization Learjet Inc

Shift Day job

Employee Status Regular

Requisition 14552 Professional, Engineering - Fly-By-Wire and Secondary Flight Control System