Flight Control Law Design Engineer for Hybrid eVTOL in Southern California

OSI Engineering, Inc.,
Santa Barbara, CA 93401
4 days ago

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ARP - 4754, ARP - 4754 A, DO - 160, DO - 254, Matlab, Simulink, aerospace industry, aircraft, flight control systems, system development, systems engineering

$190,000 - $230,000

Work from home available

Job Description

An innovative global automotive company working on their hybrid eVTOL is on a mission to explore new frontiers through innovation and having a profound impact on our world. You will expand sustainable energy and mobility solutions, working with a tightly knit team revolutionizing the industry. We are looking for a Flight Control Law Design Engineer to be a part of an exciting new eVTOL project. You will help this innovative and multidisciplinary engineering team succeed by establishing systems engineering processes early in the aircraft development.

This position requires compliance with USA Export Control regulations, candidate must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee or asylee.

Responsibilities:

Establish requirements for FBW flight control function performance, integrity, and availability.
Create verification tests to demonstrate the flight control functions based on requirements.
Design and analyze flight control law functions for primary and automatic flight control systems.
Conduct, analyze results, and document verification test of flight control law functions.
Support flight testing of flight control law functions.

Required Skillset:

10+ years of experience in aerospace industry.
5+ years of experience with fixed-wing or rotorcraft control law, design, analysis, and testing.
Fluency in Matlab and Simulink.
A deep understanding of classical and modern control system theory and their practical application to design.
A deep understanding of rotorcraft and/or fixed-wing flight dynamics including knowledge of stability and control principles and application of handling qualities criteria.
Must be able to demonstrate a clear understanding, knowledge, and ability to develop critical and highly integrated aircraft systems.
Ability to read, understand, and interpret results of engineering analyses and tests.
A Bachelor's Degree in a relevant engineering area, with a Master's or Doctorate Degree is preferred.

Bonus Skillset:

Experience with IBM DOORS preferred.
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.

Duration: Multi-year project (2-5+ years)

Location: Southern California

Type: Contract

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Company Information

OSI Engineering is a leading talent acquisition and services company, building powerful IT and Engineering development teams to meet speed-to-market demands across the US. We develop, implement and manage workforce solutions through every stage of the product lifecycle, from early application development through final production, delivering the highest-level technology professionals. Our capabilities include technical staff augmentation, managed service programs and resource planning solutions.

With over 20 years of experience, OSI’s technical expertise spans the software stack from the firmware layer up to the user interface. We deliver dynamic and diverse teams for IT Services, Networking Data Services, Cloud Infrastructure and Services, Big Data, Mobile Hardware and Applications, Internet of Things (IoT), Connected Car, Enterprise Information Security and Data Science. Our quality-focused approach to talent acquisition and services helps our clients successfully launch their concepts and products that change the world.