Flight Controls Engineer
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionJOB TITLE:
Flight Controls EngineerDEPARTMENT:
EngineeringREPORTING TO:
Program ManagerThis position will design and develop flight or mission-critical onboard software for aircraft, helicopters, ground vehicles, vision systems, situational awareness and collision avoidance systems, see and avoid, redundancy management and Manned/UAV Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC) and path planning systems.
The Flight Controls Engineer will participate hands-on in the full software life-cycle, from concept through implementation, integration to flight test.
Responsibilities Define, analyze and review software requirements to customer needs and system quality and performance standards Collaborate with other engineering disciplines in planning, design and development of systems to ensure software and hardware performance and compatibility Design software architecture and interfaces and implement functionality using a model-based approach Design and develop flight or mission-critical onboard software for manned systems Software verification and validation including writing Test Cases and Test Procedures Develop, implement, and document data and software application test plans to validate project deliverables meet quality standards Oversee and support processes and procedures for existing data and reporting activities to support internal and external customer deliverables.
Examples of specific deliverables include but are not limited to:
recurring reports and analyses; data validation and documentation Interface with hardware design and development Support oversight of suppliers who develop a subset of the embedded software or verification test cases and procedures Assess third party and open source software which potentially augments existing Piasecki flight control capabilities Typical software functionality for a manned aerospace includes guidance, navigation & control, mission sequencing, payload control, redundancy and contingency management, uplink and downlink packet encoding and decoding, converting between different serial protocols, hardware-in-the-loop simulation, ground based GUIs, and aircraft subsystem control (i.
e.
, engine, electrical system, fuel system) Requirements BS degree in ME / EE / AE engineering Minimum Four years' experience in a professional environment developing MATLAB / Simulink control systems with auto code experience; or MS in Controls or Aerospace Engineering plus 2 years' experience.
Embedded code experience preferred.
Experience in developing physics based 6 DOF simulations, preference helicopters Drive usage of tools:
Matlab/Simulink, C, C++, FORTRAN or Python for cost efficient development and execution of program Ability to predict performance of helicopter simulations Experience developing scripts to run batch processes Experience in data post processing from simulation runs and report writing Familiarity with autonomous guidance, navigation and controls Experience developing guidance and autonomy algorithms required; in denied environments preferred Minimum two years of demonstrated, hands-on professional experience in at least one, ideally a combination, of the following areas:
Model-based design and/or test using the Simulink/Stateflow tool chain.
Software development in a relevant subject matter area:
Aircraft Guidance Navigation & Control or other robotic system guidance, navigation and control; ground- or airborne mission systems; general aerospace flight control or cockpit avionics systems; ground stations; payload control.
Development/operations of hardware-in-the-loop simulators, conducting testing and troubleshooting of HW/SW interfaces.
Open Architecture oriented systems (FACE) applied to complex aerospace or military systems (C2, payload data, etc.
) Familiarity with software configuration management tools, version control systems, defect tracking tools, and peer review required Existing DoD Secret Clearance or be eligible to receive secret clearance.
Company DescriptionPiasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC), founded in 1955, is a small R&D business specializing in design, fabrication and flight test of experimental rotorcraft and unmanned air vehicle technologies.
PiAC leverages its unique skills and experience to develop ground-breaking technologies and concepts from concept development through design, fabrication, qualification and flight test.
The company has a fully qualified aircraft QC Department, is ISO 9001 and AS9100 Rev C certified.
Company DescriptionPiasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC), founded in 1955, is a small R&D business specializing in design, fabrication and flight test of experimental rotorcraft and unmanned air vehicle technologies.
PiAC leverages its unique skills and experience to develop ground-breaking technologies and concepts from concept development through design, fabrication, qualification and flight test.
The company has a fully qualified aircraft QC Department, is ISO 9001 and AS9100 Rev C certified.
Recommended Skills Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Industries Algorithms Architecture C (Programming Language) C+
(Programming Language) Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Flight Controls EngineerDEPARTMENT:
EngineeringREPORTING TO:
Program ManagerThis position will design and develop flight or mission-critical onboard software for aircraft, helicopters, ground vehicles, vision systems, situational awareness and collision avoidance systems, see and avoid, redundancy management and Manned/UAV Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC) and path planning systems.
The Flight Controls Engineer will participate hands-on in the full software life-cycle, from concept through implementation, integration to flight test.
Responsibilities Define, analyze and review software requirements to customer needs and system quality and performance standards Collaborate with other engineering disciplines in planning, design and development of systems to ensure software and hardware performance and compatibility Design software architecture and interfaces and implement functionality using a model-based approach Design and develop flight or mission-critical onboard software for manned systems Software verification and validation including writing Test Cases and Test Procedures Develop, implement, and document data and software application test plans to validate project deliverables meet quality standards Oversee and support processes and procedures for existing data and reporting activities to support internal and external customer deliverables.
Examples of specific deliverables include but are not limited to:
recurring reports and analyses; data validation and documentation Interface with hardware design and development Support oversight of suppliers who develop a subset of the embedded software or verification test cases and procedures Assess third party and open source software which potentially augments existing Piasecki flight control capabilities Typical software functionality for a manned aerospace includes guidance, navigation & control, mission sequencing, payload control, redundancy and contingency management, uplink and downlink packet encoding and decoding, converting between different serial protocols, hardware-in-the-loop simulation, ground based GUIs, and aircraft subsystem control (i.
e.
, engine, electrical system, fuel system) Requirements BS degree in ME / EE / AE engineering Minimum Four years' experience in a professional environment developing MATLAB / Simulink control systems with auto code experience; or MS in Controls or Aerospace Engineering plus 2 years' experience.
Embedded code experience preferred.
Experience in developing physics based 6 DOF simulations, preference helicopters Drive usage of tools:
Matlab/Simulink, C, C++, FORTRAN or Python for cost efficient development and execution of program Ability to predict performance of helicopter simulations Experience developing scripts to run batch processes Experience in data post processing from simulation runs and report writing Familiarity with autonomous guidance, navigation and controls Experience developing guidance and autonomy algorithms required; in denied environments preferred Minimum two years of demonstrated, hands-on professional experience in at least one, ideally a combination, of the following areas:
Model-based design and/or test using the Simulink/Stateflow tool chain.
Software development in a relevant subject matter area:
Aircraft Guidance Navigation & Control or other robotic system guidance, navigation and control; ground- or airborne mission systems; general aerospace flight control or cockpit avionics systems; ground stations; payload control.
Development/operations of hardware-in-the-loop simulators, conducting testing and troubleshooting of HW/SW interfaces.
Open Architecture oriented systems (FACE) applied to complex aerospace or military systems (C2, payload data, etc.
) Familiarity with software configuration management tools, version control systems, defect tracking tools, and peer review required Existing DoD Secret Clearance or be eligible to receive secret clearance.
Company DescriptionPiasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC), founded in 1955, is a small R&D business specializing in design, fabrication and flight test of experimental rotorcraft and unmanned air vehicle technologies.
PiAC leverages its unique skills and experience to develop ground-breaking technologies and concepts from concept development through design, fabrication, qualification and flight test.
The company has a fully qualified aircraft QC Department, is ISO 9001 and AS9100 Rev C certified.
Company DescriptionPiasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC), founded in 1955, is a small R&D business specializing in design, fabrication and flight test of experimental rotorcraft and unmanned air vehicle technologies.
PiAC leverages its unique skills and experience to develop ground-breaking technologies and concepts from concept development through design, fabrication, qualification and flight test.
The company has a fully qualified aircraft QC Department, is ISO 9001 and AS9100 Rev C certified.
Recommended Skills Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Industries Algorithms Architecture C (Programming Language) C+
(Programming Language) Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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