We are looking for a Flight Controls Engineer in San Luis Obispo, CA who is responsible for developing vehicle flight dynamics models, conducting stability and control analysis, providing guidance to support configuration design and trade-off studies, as well as designing the vehicle flight control laws for the Primary Flight Control System and the Automatic Flight Control System.
The ideal candidate for this position has a strong grasp of flight modeling, stability, and control fundamentals and is able to draw from their previous experiences in fixed-wing or rotorcraft dynamics and control.
Requirements:
*Bachelor's Degree in a relevant engineering area, with a Master's or Doctorate Degree is preferred.
4+ years of experience with fixed-wing or rotorcraft modeling or flight control development.
*A deep understanding of rotorcraft and/or fixed-wing flight dynamics including knowledge of stability and control principles and application of handling qualities criteria.
*A deep understanding of classical and modern control system theory and their practical application to design.
*Fluency in Matlab and Simulink.
*Knowledge and experience with aircraft certification with FAA, EASA, TCCA, and/or other aircraft certification authorities around the world is preferred.
*Knowledge and experience with highly integrated system development following SAE guidance ARP-4754A is preferred.
*Knowledge and experience with systems comprised of items compliant with RTCA standards applicable to aircraft development like DO-160, DO-254, DO-178, DO-331 is preferred.