Flight Controls and Autonomy Engineer Staff

Lockheed Martin•Stratford, CT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Define the future of aviation. Stand at the forefront of technology and innovation. Transform your ideas and dreams into reality. Join Lockheed Martin’s Flight Controls and Autonomy team and be part of the greatest transformation in aviation history; fully autonomous flight. THE WORK The Flight Controls and Autonomy team is currently seeking highly motivated technology pioneers with a desire to steer and lead the Autonomy industry. Successful candidates must be willing and able to work on highly complex challenging problems, leading to world-changing technological breakthroughs. Team’s technical areas of emphasis include Fly-By-Wire Flight Control Systems, Guidance/Navigation & Control (GNC), Flight Test, Autonomy, Aviation Robotics, Perception, AI and Motion Planning. This is a technical position associated with the development of Fly-By-Wire Flight Control Systems with an emphasis on Flight Control System Architecture, Autonomy, Flight Control Software, Guidance/Navigation and Control (GNC) and System Test. In this role, the Flight Control and Autonomy engineer will work in all areas of the system development cycle including detail design, integration and test. The engineer will also be responsible for working in the development of Flight Control System Simulators/Labs, aircraft schematics, flight testing and civil certification efforts. Please Note: US citizenship required as most programs and projects assigned are ITAR restricted.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or Robotic Engineering
Completed courses in at least one of the following: Control Systems or Signal Processing, Autonomy, or Robotics
Completed courses in at least one of the following: Embedded Software Design or State Machine Design
7 or more years of experience with flight controls
experience mentor or coaching a team
US citizenship required as most programs and projects assigned are ITAR restricted.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with any the following Software/System tools: Matlab, Simulink, DOORs, C/C++, Machine Learning or Python
Control, Guidance, Navigation or Autonomy Vehicle experience (preferably in the aviation field) via academic projects or professional experience
Design and implementation of Multi-Layer state machines
Experience in Target-Vehicle (aircraft or other)
Systems Engineering in the areas of design, integration and test
Model based design experience
Experience in FAA certification procedures such as 178B/C and/or DO-254
Private Pilot license or any other aviation/piloting training