Senior Flight Controls Architect – VTOL & eVTOL Systems

esaero; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness plans

PTO 120 hours

Life insurance $25k

HSA

401(k) match

Paid holidays 9

Casual dress code

Job summary

ESAero is seeking a Staff Flight Controls Engineer to lead simulation and development of advanced control systems for rotorcraft and eVTOL aircraft at all scales in San Luis Obispo, CA. The role involves cross-disciplinary collaboration across engineering and project teams to advance new platforms from design through test.

The position requires 10+ years in flight controls and simulation, UAS and manned aircraft experience, and familiarity with FAA/Military standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years of flight controls and simulation engineering experience.
• Experience in UAS and manned aircraft design.
• Proven 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
• Familiarity with FAA and Military standards relating to the control system design for aircraft.
• Familiarity with Risk Management
• Fundamental understanding of other disciplines (Aerodynamics, Structures, Electrical Eng., Embedded systems)

Responsibilities

• Development of complex VTOL flight dynamics simulations with high fidelity 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 a frequency domain

Skills

Flight controls

Simulation engineering

UAS experience

Manned aircraft experience

Aircraft dynamics

System identification

Embedded real-time control

Frequency/time-domain analysis

Control system verification

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering

Master’s degree in aerospace engineering

Job description

ESAero is seeking a Staff Flight Controls Engineer to lead simulation and development of advanced control systems for rotorcraft and eVTOL aircraft at all scales in San Luis Obispo, CA. The role involves cross-disciplinary collaboration across engineering and project teams to advance new platforms from design through test.

The position requires 10+ years in flight controls and simulation, UAS and manned aircraft experience, and familiarity with FAA/Military standards.