Flight Controls Engineer

Sapsol Technologies Inc

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About The Position

This role focuses on the development and improvement of Flight Control Laws (CLaws) for FBW (Fly-By-Wire) aircraft. The engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and verifying CLaws, as well as creating and utilizing assessment tools. The position involves R&D projects, supporting autopilot and navigation design, and ensuring compliance with aerospace software certification standards like DO-178B and SAE ARP 4754. The engineer will also evaluate CLaws performance and failures through various methods, including simulations and flight test data, and support the integration of CLaws into different hardware systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years of pertinent experience in the development of Flight Control Laws for FBW (Fly‑By‑Wire) aircraft.
• Strong expertise in aircraft flight dynamics and aerodynamics.
• Proficiency in classical and modern control systems design techniques for SISO and MIMO systems.
• Familiarity with advanced control laws techniques and methods.
• Good understanding of control law evaluation techniques, linear and non‑linear, and testing procedures.
• Good understanding of aircraft stability, handling qualities, and control with a pilot‑in‑the‑loop.
• Proficiency in using Matlab and Simulink as a simulation, aircraft/system modeling and control law development tool.
• Proficiency in programming Matlab scripts and C++ programming.
• Fluent in written and spoken French and English.
• Team player with an innovative spirit, motivated and able to work independently.

Nice To Haves

• PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering is preferred.
• Knowledge of DO-178B, SAE ARP4754, and aerospace software certification standards.
• Experience with control systems design (Classical, Modern, SISO/MIMO) and V&V activities.
• Good understanding of state estimation or Kalman filtering.
• Good understanding of DO-178B standards, system requirements verification and validation methods and certification of complex software.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve new and existing CLaws design and corresponding assessment tools using Matlab and C++ programming.
• Support CLaws, autopilot, and navigation design development for R&D projects.
• Develop CLaws and systems requirements.
• Perform CLaws requirements validation and verification (V&V) for any CLaws updates and/or new CLaws designs.
• Verify and deliver the CLaws in accordance with the DO‑178B standard and SAE ARP 4754.
• Design and develop pilot in the loop CLaws based on handling quality requirements, flight and structural envelope protection requirements, performance requirements, test pilot assessments and aircraft level requirements.
• Evaluate CLaws and FBW system failures, system stability and performance with analytical methods, desktop simulations, pilot in the loop simulator tests and flight test data.
• Support integration of CLAWS into various test rigs and supplier hardware (i.e. integrate into PFCC for Collins, Thales, NRC, CMC, etc).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior