Control Law Lead Engineer 1

Gulfstream•Savannah, GA

About The Position

The Control Law Lead Engineer executes engineering tasks of moderate complexity and provides direction to engineering employees in similar disciplines within a single department. The position leads and develops team members, assigns personnel across programs, and plans, tracks, and reports task scope, schedules, and resource allocation. It provides technical oversight of the team and its deliverables, with an emphasis on safety and product quality. The role is primarily responsible for developing control law requirements and their validation and verification. Deliverables include control law architecture and gains, including structural notch filters when needed to prevent aeroservoelastic issues. The engineer contributes to flight-test planning and execution and resolves in-service airplane issues, collaborating with other Flight Dynamics Group Heads to support the Flight Dynamics department and Flight Sciences directorate.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related curriculum, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions.
Five years of related engineering experience with a bachelor's degree.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Direct employee supervision responsibilities.
The role is assigned problems of moderate complexity; faulty decisions could cause schedule delays and inefficient use of resources.

Nice To Haves

Related advanced degrees may receive experience credit, limited to two years for a master's degree and four years for a Ph.D.

Responsibilities

Recruit, select, develop, and motivate team members, and assign personnel across programs.
Plan, track, and report task scope, schedule, and resource allocation.
Provide technical oversight of the team and its deliverables, ensuring safety and product quality.
Develop control law requirements and perform their validation and verification.
Develop control law architecture and gains, including structural notch filters as required to prevent aeroservoelastic issues.
Contribute to flight-test planning and execution.
Resolve in-service airplane issues.
Develop and evaluate plans for activities and assess the feasibility and soundness of proposed methods and analyses to meet technical, product, cost, and schedule requirements.
Supervise subordinate employees performing similar tasks within a technical discipline using established policies and precedents.
Plan, coordinate, and direct a complex engineering project or multiple smaller projects of moderate complexity.
Provide technical guidance to ensure product quality and schedule.
Train new engineers in methods and procedures.
May assist with budget preparation and employee evaluations.
Work to improve daily processes and ensure work meets customer requirements.
Maintain current knowledge of developments and applications of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the assigned field.
Collaborate with other Flight Dynamics Group Heads to support the Flight Dynamics department and Flight Sciences directorate.
Perform other duties as assigned.