Senior Professional Engineer – Fly-By-Wire & Secondary Flight Control Systems

Job summary

Lead the integration of fly-by-wire and secondary flight control systems, supporting supplier design development, feasibility studies, requirements, verification, and certification testing. Resolve in-service issues and contribute to future-program trade-off and life cycle cost studies while ensuring compliance with engineering standards and ARP4754.

Job details

****Work authorization: Candidate must already have valid legal papers/status to work in Canada in hand**** Senior Professional Engineer – Fly-By-Wire & Secondary Flight Control Systems Location: Montreal, QC, Canada Discipline: Professional Engineering – Aerospace Systems About the Role: Our client, a major aerospace manufacturer, is looking for a Senior Professional Engineer to join its Fly-By-Wire (FBW) and Secondary Flight Control Systems team. This role supports an established, in-service aircraft program while helping shape the flight control systems for next-generation platforms. You'll own the integration of FBW and secondary flight control systems on the aircraft, working closely with the flight control system supplier from concept through certification and into in-service support. What You'll Do Lead the integration of FBW and Secondary Flight Control systems on the aircraft. Support the flight control system supplier in developing design concepts and technical approach. Perform and review feasibility analyses for proposed concepts. Develop, validate, and verify technical requirements — including preparing and reviewing requirements, test procedures, and test reports, and executing test rig and aircraft testing in support of certification. Resolve in-service issues through troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action. Ensure compliance with the ARP4754 development process. Support trade-off studies and life cycle cost analysis for future programs. Make sure design and equipment implementation align with company engineering standards. Travel occasionally to supplier facilities, regulatory authorities, and manufacturing/test sites (Final Assembly Line, Completion Centers, Flight Test Center). MANDATORY — CANDIDATES MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering. Experience: Minimum 7 years in an aerospace-related engineering role. Direct FBW experience: Directly involved in the definition and certification of at least one Fly-By-Wire and/or Secondary Flight Control system. Systems knowledge: Solid understanding of system definition, integration, and certification, with knowledge of aircraft systems and interfaces (electrical, hydraulic, avionics, auto-flight). Regulatory knowledge: Familiarity with the Part 25 certification process. Language: Fluent in both English and French. Work authorization: Candidate must already have valid legal papers/status to work in Canada in hand. Nice to Have Experience modeling and running dynamic simulation of flight control electrical and hydraulic actuators. Working knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow. Familiarity with other simulation environments (e.g., ADAMS) or design tools (e.g., CATIA). Comfortable with MS Office and requirements management tools. Ideal Candidate Profile Works well with limited supervision, organized, a strong team player, self-motivated, customer-focused, and able to perform under pressure. Shows initiative, innovation, a strong sense of responsibility and integrity, adaptability, solid interpersonal communication, sound engineering judgment, and a drive for results.

What you’ll do

Lead the integration of fly-by-wire and secondary flight control systems, supporting supplier design development, feasibility studies, requirements, verification, and certification testing. Resolve in-service issues and contribute to future-program trade-off and life cycle cost studies while ensuring compliance with engineering standards and ARP4754.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and at least seven years of aerospace engineering experience, including direct involvement in defining and certifying at least one fly-by-wire or secondary flight control system. Candidates must understand aircraft systems integration and Part 25 certification, be fluent in English and French, and already have valid authorization to work in Canada.

Listed skills

• Troubleshooting · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Fly-By-Wire Systems
• Secondary Flight Control Systems
• Aircraft Systems Integration
• Systems Definition
• Certification
• Requirements Development
• Verification and Validation
• Feasibility Analysis
• Troubleshooting
• Root Cause Analysis
• Corrective Action
• ARP4754
• Part 25 Certification
• MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow
• Dynamic Simulation
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Job areas

• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Transportation

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