Senior Flight Control Systems Engineer

SEGULA Technologies; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SEGULA Technologies in the FBW & Secondary Flight Control Engineering group seeks a Senior Professional, Engineering to own product and process for sustaining programs such as Challenger, Global Express and Ecojet, and to prepare them for future challenges.

You will integrate FBW and Secondary Flight Controls, define technical requirements, support supplier collaboration, perform analyses, and ensure compliance with ARP4754 and Part 25; occasional travel to supplier facilities and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering with 7+ years in aerospace.
• Direct involvement in the definition and certification of at least one FBW or Secondary Flight Control system.
• Understanding of system definition, integration, and certification; knowledge of aircraft interfaces (electrical, hydraulic, avionics, auto-flight).

Responsibilities

• Perform integration of the FBW & Secondary Flight Controls system on the aircraft.
• Support 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 and test procedures; execute test rig and/or aircraft testing; review test reports for certification.
• Resolve problems from in-service aircraft; conduct troubleshooting and root cause analysis; define and execute corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance to the ARP4754 development process; support trade-off studies and life cycle cost analyses.
• Ensure design process and equipment implementation align with Bombardier’s requirements and standards.

Skills

English fluency

French fluency

Analytical thinking

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow

CATIA

Job description

The FBW & Secondary Flight Control Engineering team and the business are looking for a Senior Professional, Engineering 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).

• 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, auto-flight).
• 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 Office 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.
  

SEGULA Technologies is a global engineering group, boosting the competitiveness of all major industrial sectors: automotive, aerospace, energy, rail, naval, life sciences, and telecoms. With a presence in more than 30 countries and 140 locations worldwide, the Group prioritizes close relationships with its clients, driven by the expertise of its 15,000 employees. As a leading engineering player putting innovation at the heart of its strategy, SEGULA Technologies manages large-scale projects, ranging from initial studies to industrialization and production. SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES is dedicated to gender balance and diversity, recognizing and recruiting talent of all backgrounds.