Job Duties:

Research and develop real-time aircraft model simulations, including airplane, rotorcraft, and new and novel vertical takeoff and landing configurations using aircraft and rotorcraft flight dynamics and an in-depth understanding of aerodynamics.

Model aircraft and rotorcraft systems and individual components with accepted modelling techniques including hydraulic, electrical, and propulsion.

Develop, improve, and maintain existing ground and flight software to simulate Fly-By-Wire (FBW) airplanes and helicopters, including electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles and configurations like tilt-rotor, tilt-wing, multi-copter, and lift-plus-cruise for urban air mobility.

Improve variable stability software using proficiency in variable stability hardware systems for airplanes and helicopters to implement software changes and plan for new developments.

Lead and work in small teams in the development of new control laws, autopilots, and navigation algorithms for R&D projects per system requirements.

Work without appreciable direction to attain desired results. 

Support ground-test and flight-test of control laws by using assessment tools, including MATLAB® script programming, SIMULINK® models, and associated workflows.

Perform Validation and Verification (V&V) for Control Law (CLAW) updates and  new CLAW designs for ground and in-flight simulators including unit testing, performance testing, and end-to-end testing in MATLAB® and SIMULINK®.

Verify and deliver CLAWs in accordance with aircraft and rotorcraft stability and control, flying qualities, and handling qualities requirements in industry specifications, including MIL-STD-1797A and ADS-33E.

Research, design, test, and integrate various types of flight control systems with classical and modern control design techniques for Single Input Single Output (SISO) and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) vehicle systems and advanced flight control law techniques and methods, including implicit and explicit model following.

Design and develop pilot-in-the-loop CLAWs for FBW aircraft and rotorcraft, including feedback and feedforward gain design, software architecture implementations, and gain scheduling techniques, based on handling quality requirements, flight and structural envelope protection requirements, performance requirements, test pilot assessments and aircraft level requirement using aircraft and rotorcraft flight control design and modelling software, including CONDUIT®, CIFER®, and associated MATLAB and SIMULINK software..

Evaluate CLAWs and FBW system failures, system stability, filtering, and performance with analytical methods, desktop simulations, pilot-in-the-loop simulator tests and flight test data.

Model, integrate, and test airborne sensors, including IMUs, GPS, Air Data, Lidar, and post-sensor processing, including state estimation, Kalman filtering, and filter networks for variable stability systems including lead/lag, low and high pass, notch, and complimentary filters.

Plan, conduct, and analyze results for software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, and pilot-in-the-loop testing via control law evaluation techniques, robustness, performance, and testing procedures using expert understanding of the differences between these procedures in ground simulators versus in-flight applications.

Support integration of CLAWs into various test rigs and supplier and in-house hardware including integrating human-centric displays and artificial feel systems with compiled and uncompiled real-time simulations in MATLAB® and SIMULINK®.

Lead briefings, de-briefings, and flight test card reviews.

Fly in experimental airplanes and helicopters as required flight crew using proper safety equipment, clothing, and flight test safety procedures.

Execute ground and flight tests f or aircraft and rotorcraft system identification modeling with aircraft and rotorcraft system identification software, including SIDPAC , CIFER®, and associated workflows.

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Education Required: Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or closely related Engineering field.

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Experience Required: Four years of experience as an Aerospace Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, or in a closely related Engineering occupation. 

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Skill set Requirements (Special Requirements):

Four years of experience must be in the design and testing of variable stability airplanes and helicopters.

Demonstratable knowledge of and prior experience in:

Applications of FBW (Fly-By-Wire) airplanes and helicopters including electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles and configurations like tilt-rotor, tilt-wing, multi-copter, and lift-plus-cruise for urban air mobility.

Variable stability software and proficiency in variable stability hardware systems for airplanes and helicopters.

The development of control laws (CLAW)s for FBW aircraft and rotorcraft, including feedback and feedforward gain design, software architecture implementations, and gain scheduling techniques.

Classical and modern control design techniques for SISO and MIMO vehicle systems and advanced flight control law techniques and methods, including implicit and explicit model following.

Aircraft and rotorcraft flight dynamics with an in depth understanding of aerodynamics and flight dynamics.

Aircraft and rotorcraft systems and individual component modeling including hydraulic, electrical, and propulsion.

Control law evaluation techniques, robustness, performance, and testing procedures including expertise in the differences between these procedures in simulators versus in flight.

Aircraft and rotorcraft stability and control, flying qualities, and handling qualities requirements in industry specifications, including MIL-STD-1797A and ADS-33E.

State estimation, Kalman filtering, and filter networks for variable stability systems including lead/lag, low and high pass, notch, and complimentary filters.

MATLAB® script programming, SIMULINK® models, and associated workflows.

Unit testing, performance testing, and end-to-end testing in MATLAB® and SIMULINK®.

Aircraft and rotorcraft system identification software including SIDPAC®, CIFER®, and associated workflows.

Aircraft and rotorcraft flight control design and modelling software including CONDUIT®, CIFER®, and associated MATLAB and SIMULINK software.

Integrating human-centric displays and artificial feel systems with compiled and uncompiled simulations in MATLAB® and SIMULINK®.

Planning, conducting, and analyzing results for software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, and pilot-in-the-loop testing.

Modelling, integrating, and testing airborne sensors including IMUs, GPS, Air Data, and Lidar.

Flying in experimental aircraft as a required crew member.

Leading briefings, de-briefings, and flight test card reviews.

The use of proper safety equipment, clothing, and flight test safety procedures.

Leading and working in small teams.

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Travel Requirements: Domestic travel with up to 1 trip per quarter for a maximum of 14 days.