Senior Flight Controls Engineer - Autoland & Autotaxi

Reliable Robotics; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliable Robotics is seeking a Sr. Flight Controls Engineer in Mountain View, CA. In this role, you will design and implement flight control systems for automated aviation, ensuring the safety and efficiency of air transportation. You will work with a team of experienced engineers and interface with pilots to develop test plans. Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience in flight control algorithms and a strong background in C/C++ and Python. The position may offer a compensation range of $200K to $300K depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience developing and testing flight controls algorithms.
• Experience with flight dynamics simulation and model identification.
• Professional experience with Python data reduction and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Establish autoflight and flight control system requirements.
• Develop simulation models to evaluate flight control system performance.
• Test flight software in simulation, Monte Carlo, and flight.

Skills

C/C++ flight software development

Flight dynamics simulation

Communication skills

Education

MS in aerospace engineering, robotics, or equivalent

PhD in aerospace engineering or similar

Tools

Python

Simulation software

Job description

Reliable Robotics is seeking a Sr. Flight Controls Engineer in Mountain View, CA. In this role, you will design and implement flight control systems for automated aviation, ensuring the safety and efficiency of air transportation. You will work with a team of experienced engineers and interface with pilots to develop test plans. Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience in flight control algorithms and a strong background in C/C++ and Python. The position may offer a compensation range of $200K to $300K depending on experience.