Flight Control Automation Engineer

Flight Control Automation Engineer

eRC-System

Ottobrunn, Germany

Your Mission

We are looking for a passionate **Flight Control Automation Engineer** to join our young and growing team. In this role, you will focus on the design and development of robust and reliable flight control automation algorithms. Your contributions will directly impact the performance, safety, and efficiency of our cutting-edge aviation platform. You will play a key role in defining and implementing software for management of different flight control modes in all flight phases of a VTOL transition aircraft. You will also be supporting development of toolchains for classical linear stability and robustness verification of the Flight Control algorithms. Additionally, you will ensure compliance with industry standards, including DO-178C and DO-331, throughout the design lifecycle.

Your Profile

• Hold an academic degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or a comparable technical course of study;
• Have 3 years of professional experience in the field of Flight Controls;
• Have a clear understanding of safety-critical development processes based on DO-178C;
• Have experience with model-based software development using MATLAB/Simulink;
• Have strong aptitude to work with legacy code;
• Have a high level of target-oriented self-management with the ability to work in a team as well as autonomously;
• Have excellent problem solving, communication, and technical writing skills;
• Have fluent English language skills.

Moreover, we would appreciate if you

• have experience in at least one of these programming languages: Python, C++, HTML/Javascript.

Your Tasks

• Design and implement mode management logic governing switching and reconfiguration between multiple flight control laws;
• Define, develop, and implement transition flight-phase procedures, including control mode logic, effector automation strategies, and pilot inceptor interpretation;
• Develop and validate algorithms for waypoint-based trajectory generation and guidance laws;
• Support the development of automated toolchains for stability, robustness, and performance verification of flight control laws;
• Implement design models in MATLAB/Simulink, adhering to industry standards for model-based development, including DO-178C and DO-331;
• Maintain detailed documentation of design activities and their results, including operating procedures for design toolchains, and any identified issues. Contribute to the creation of comprehensive technical documentation;
• Stay abreast of industry best practices, tools, and techniques related to flight control strategies. Propose and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.