Flight Controls Engineer

3 weeks ago


Mountain View, California, United States Reliable Robotics Corporation Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Flight Controls Engineer to join our team at Reliable Robotics Corporation. As a key member of our Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and testing flight control laws for all phases of operation, including autotaxi, auto-takeoff, autoland, and automatic rollout. You will also integrate real-world hardware and C/C++ flight software as part of ongoing flight test programs, and perform simulation analysis and data reduction in our Python and C/C++ modeling & simulation environment.

Responsibilities
  • Establish autoflight and flight control system requirements
  • Interface with Pilots and Operations team to develop flight test plans, respond to squawks, and communicate design updates
  • Design and analyze flight control laws from conceptual design through implementation and certification
  • Develop simulation models to evaluate flight control system performance and stability
  • Implement control laws and algorithms in flight software
  • Test flight software in simulation, Monte Carlo, hardware-in-loop, and flight

Requirements
  • MS in aerospace engineering, robotics, or equivalent field
  • 5+ years of hands-on, professional experience developing and testing flight controls algorithms
  • Experience with flight dynamics simulation and model identification
  • Professional experience with developing C/C++ flight software and Python data reduction & analysis
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications
  • PhD in aerospace engineering, robotics, or similar advanced degree
  • Current pilot, instrument, or commercial ratings
  • Experience with flight controls, autopilot, or flight management system certification

About Us
At Reliable Robotics Corporation, we are developing and building high-integrity, safety-critical systems for automated flight. We strive to provide competitive and rewarding compensation based on experience and expertise, as well as market conditions, location, and pay equity. We offer stock options, employee medical, 401k contribution, great coworkers, and a casual work environment. This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

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