Control Laws Engineer

Job Description

Control Laws Engineer needed for a dynamic engineering team who is looking to disrupt the aviation industry. This is a direct placement opportunity in Long Beach, CA. If you have experience developing, testing and integrating control laws for the aircraft fly by wire flight control system, this is the career for you!

As a Control Laws Engineer you will:

Design control laws using classical or modern control techniques

Tune inner and outer loops over the entire flight envelope

Retune control laws based on pilot-in-the-loop feedback

Attenuate vibration modes if present

Extract linear and non-linear aircraft handling quality metrics from model

Develop scripts for batch trimming, linearizing, testing, and automation

Support Flight Test with test card generation and simulated runs

Support design decisions with clear reports and mathematical derivations

Participate in brainstorming sessions

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in control laws design, modeling, aircraft stability and control. If you're a hands-on engineer with a startup mentality, and you're passionate about aerospace innovation, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

Min. 5 years of experience in control laws MBD design (other than PID)

Experience in aircraft, airborne, vehicle, boat, etc., control laws

Experience with flexible modes and vibration suppression

Experience with digital controller implementations

Experience in writing code (in any language, MATLAB, C++, Python, etc.)

Knowledge of aerodynamics of flight, stability and control (S&C)

Piloting experience is a nice-to-have

The Benefits

Competitive salaries

Unlimited PTO

10 paid holidays

401(k)

Medical, Dental, Life health insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Equity tax advisory services

Supportive work culture

Salary Range: $130,000-$150,000

*Salary range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.