Role: System Engineer with Flight Control System (FCS)
Location: Long Beach, CA Onsite
Job Summary:
What You'll Do:
· Plan, develop, and execute system-level V&V strategies for the Flight Control System across the full development lifecycle.
· Own and maintain FCS verification plans, procedures, and matrices, ensuring alignment with program milestones and certification objectives.
· Perform requirements-based and function-based verification, including allocation, traceability, coverage analysis, and closure of verification objectives.
· Verify FCS functional performance, mode logic, redundancy management, reversion strategies, and fault detection/accommodation.
· Execute and oversee verification activities in model-in-the-loop (MIL), software-in-the-loop (SIL), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments with emphasis on integrated system behavior.
· Coordinate interface verification between the FCS and avionics, sensors, actuators, propulsion, and vehicle systems.
· Support robustness, failure case, and abnormal/emergency scenario testing, including batch and Monte Carlo testing.
· Collaborate closely with systems engineering, software, avionics, safety, and flight test teams to ensure cohesive system verification.
· Support safety assessments (e.g., FHA, FTA, SSA) by providing verification evidence and technical substantiation.
· Identify verification risks, gaps, and anomalies; lead investigation, root cause analysis, and closure activities.
· Prepare, review, and deliver verification reports, compliance data packages, and certification artifacts.
· Contribute to the definition and improvement of V&V processes and standards for advanced and unconventional aircraft systems.
What You Bring:
· Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
· 5–10 years of experience in flight control system or avionics system validation & verification.
· Strong experience with system-level V&V of safety-critical aerospace systems.
· Solid understanding of FCS architectures, redundancy management, and system integration principles.
· Experience with model-based verification and simulation-driven test environments.
· Proficiency with tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, scripting languages, and test automation frameworks.
· Experience working with requirements management and traceability tools.
· Ability to operate effectively in a highly integrated, fast-moving development program.
· Strong technical writing and communication skills.
