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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Lead · 10+ years
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Seniority
- Mid-Senior level
- Application method
- Direct apply is available
Job summary
Develop and improve flight control laws and assessment tools, and support control law, autopilot, and navigation design for research and development projects. Validate and verify designs, deliver them to applicable aerospace standards, develop pilot-in-the-loop control laws, and integrate them with test rigs and supplier hardware.
Job details
Hiring for Flight Control Laws Design - Canada. Let me know if interested. Job Title: Technical Expert, Engineering, Flight Control Laws Design, Development Location: Dorval, QC, CAN Responsibilities: Develop and improve both new and existing CLaws design as well the corresponding assessment tools using Matlab and C++ programming Support CLaws, autopilot, and navigation design development for R&D projects Perform CLaws requirements validation and verification (V&V) for any Claws updates and/or new Claws designs Verify and deliver the CLaws in accordance with the DO-178B standard and SAE ARP 4754 Design and develop pilot in the loop CLaws based on handling quality requirements, flight and structural envelope protection requirements, performance requirements, test pilot assessments and aircraft level requirements Support integration of CLAWS into various test rigs and supplier hardware (i.e. integrate into PFCC for Collins, Thales, NRC, CMC, etc) Skills: You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, PhD degree is preferred in Aerospace Engineering You must have a minimum of 10 years of pertinent experience in the development of Flight Control Laws for FBW (Fly-By-Wire) aircraft You must be versed in aircraft flight dynamics with an in depth understanding of aerodynamics You must be versed in "classical" and “modern” control systems design techniques for SISO and MIMO systems and be familiar with advanced control laws techniques and methods You must have good understanding of control law evaluation techniques, linear and non-linear and testing procedures You must have a good understanding of aircraft stability, handling qualities, and control with a pilot-in-the-loop You should have a good understanding of DO-178B standards You should be proficient in programming Matlab scripts and C++ programming
What you’ll do
Develop and improve flight control laws and assessment tools, and support control law, autopilot, and navigation design for research and development projects. Validate and verify designs, deliver them to applicable aerospace standards, develop pilot-in-the-loop control laws, and integrate them with test rigs and supplier hardware.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in aerospace engineering, with a PhD preferred, and at least 10 years of relevant experience developing flight control laws for fly-by-wire aircraft. Candidates should have expertise in flight dynamics, aerodynamics, control system design and evaluation, aircraft stability and handling qualities, DO-178B, MATLAB, and C++.
Listed skills
- C++ · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Flight Control Laws
- Fly-By-Wire Aircraft
- Aircraft Flight Dynamics
- Aerodynamics
- Classical Control Systems
- Modern Control Systems
- SISO and MIMO Systems
- Advanced Control Laws
- Control Law Evaluation
- Aircraft Stability
- Handling Qualities
- Pilot-in-the-Loop Design
- MATLAB
- C++
- Requirements Validation and Verification
- DO-178B
Job areas
- Engineering
- Transportation
- Science & Research