Control Law Validation & Verification Engineer

JetZero•Long Beach, CA

13d•$165,000 - $210,000

About The Position

Today’s aircraft contribute around 4% of global CO2 emissions, equivalent to the emissions of 200 million cars. This is only going to increase: Air travel is forecasted to double by 2050, while meaningful efficiency gains using current airplanes have hit a wall. JetZero is developing a blended-wing body (BWB) aircraft. It uses up to 50% less fuel and will be built to accommodate zero-emission hydrogen propulsion. JetZero is the inevitable solution to sustainable air travel. The JetZero team We are experienced aerospace professionals and engineers, excited about the future. That future will only be possible if we share our vision and what it means to people’s lives: carbon-free flight that' is better for both passengers and airlines around the world. Position Summary JetZero is seeking an experienced Flight Control Laws Validation & Verification (V&V) Engineer to support the development, verification, and validation of advanced flight control laws for the BWB Demonstrator. This role emphasizes control law performance, robustness, and handling qualities verification, with opportunities to contribute directly to control law design, tuning, and refinement. The ideal candidate combines strong fundamentals in aircraft dynamics and control systems with hands-on experience validating control laws across simulation, piloted environments, and flight test, particularly for unconventional or highly integrated aircraft configurations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
5–10 years of experience in flight control laws development, validation, or verification.
Strong background in aircraft dynamics, control theory, and stability & control.
Hands-on experience with control law V&V in simulation and/or flight test environments.
Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink and model-based development workflows.
Experience performing robustness, handling qualities, and performance assessments.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced development environment.
Strong analytical, communication, and technical documentation skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with unconventional or novel aircraft configurations (e.g., BWB, tailless, highly integrated flight controls).
Familiarity with handling qualities standards and guidance (e.g., MIL-STD-1797 or equivalent).
Experience supporting piloted simulation labs or flight test campaigns.
Exposure to certification-related control law verification and compliance documentation.
Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute validation and verification activities for flight control laws, including degraded modes.
Develop and maintain control law–specific V&V plans, procedures, and success criteria aligned with program and flight test objectives.
Perform requirements-based verification of control law performance, stability, handling qualities, and robustness.
Execute verification using model-in-the-loop (MIL), software-in-the-loop (SIL), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and piloted simulation environments.
Conduct time-domain and frequency-domain analyses, gain/phase margin assessments, and robustness evaluations.
Support Monte Carlo and batch testing to assess control law sensitivity to uncertainties, failures, and environmental variations.
Collaborate with control law designers to support design trades, tuning, and refinement, particularly during integration and test phases.
Evaluate handling qualities and pilot-vehicle interaction, including participation in piloted simulations and simulator debriefs.
Support failure cases, reversion logic, and envelope protection verification in coordination with systems and safety teams.
Investigate anomalies identified during simulation, integration, or flight test; support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
Prepare and review technical documentation, including verification reports, analysis summaries, and flight test readiness data.
Support flight test planning and execution, including pre-flight analysis and post-flight data review related to control law performance.