Principal Controls Engineer
On-site LA | $200 to $260k DOE plus Strong Equity | 2 stage interview
iO Associates US green aviation partner is ramping a flagship aircraft programme through certification and into commercial service and requires a senior, hands on controls expert to lead certifiable aircraft control software and avionics, from development through ground test, flight test and FAA approval.
You will own the power-management controller and help shape the wider cockpit and avionics architecture around it. This is a key hire, reporting directly to the Exec, with occasional travel for flight test activity
You will be responsible for:
- Leading the development and certification of powertrain-control avionics and DO-178C software.
- Delivering DO-178C software hands-on as the top priority, using model-based development (Simulink auto-code) and direct coding (C or C++) where needed.
- Refining and aligning requirements to the controls hardware and software being developed (ARP4754B, left side of the V).
- Supporting verification activity and helping the team produce certification-ready evidence (right side of the V).
- Integrating and testing controller units across dyno, iron-bird and flight-test environments, and leading qualification and certification test activity.
You must have:
- Strong aerospace, avionics, flight-deck or safety-critical embedded-controls experience.
- Deep DO-178C delivery experience, including the ability to write certifiable code using Simulink and model-based design and auto-code generation experience, plus comfort in C or C++.
- Experience taking a DO-178C programme through certification (evidence, reviews, audit-readiness).
- The ability to translate requirements into implementable hardware and software deliverables, then support verification through to evidence.
- Bonus if you have DO-254 exposure.
If you have led the delivery of certifiable avionics or aircraft controls and want to own a core product on an emerging aircraft programme, get in touch now to arrange a call.
Interviews are available ASAP.
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