Flight Controls System Manager - Advanced Programs

Textron•Fort Worth, TX

About The Position

Bell is seeking a self-motivated Flight Controls Systems Engineering Manager to join Bell’s Advanced Programs Team and support the development and demonstration of innovative next generation vertical lift aircraft. This manager will be directly involved in the development of a range of novel products and platforms. The emerging concept vehicles and projects provide opportunities for conceptual design, detail design, and test of configurations and technologies that will shape the future of aviation. This position will lead a diverse team of engineers in an agile environment with broad exposure to a range of projects and programs.

Requirements

Familiarity with relevant standards, for example: RTCA DO-178, RTCA DO-254, SAE ARP4754A, SAE ARP4761, 14 CFR Part 27, and Part 29 for commercial and military qualification and certification of aircraft systems.
Familiarity with embedded hardware and software design, including: o Electronic hardware, electric motor drive, signal conditioning, sensor integration, software implementation o Data protocols such as RS-422, RS-485, UART, ARINC 429, Ethernet, SPI
Experience with system architecture creation, design diagrams, interconnect diagrams, and interface control documentation
Experience with creation of system specifications, requirements traceability, and verification
Familiarity with avionics systems, inertial systems, electrical power systems, electro-mechanical actuation systems, and hydro-mechanical actuation systems
Experience with flight control system development and testing in a lab environment
Experience with aircraft installation, functional testing, and troubleshooting
Experience with the following primary development environments: o MathWorks MATLAB / Simulink o C/C++ code o Bench tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies o Serena Dimensions / PVCS, Git o RTOS, Linux OS, bare metal
We are looking for inquisitive and driven engineers with a passion to innovate.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science required. Other technical degrees may be considered with relevant work experience. Advanced degrees will be considered as additional experience.
At least 8 years of professional experience with embedded control software development. Preference will be given for additional work in sensor and actuator controls, avionics, or electrical systems integration, development, and testing.
Informal leadership experience is required, experience managing a team of individuals as part of a technical development effort is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of Flight Control Systems engineers across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Act as a technical mentor to provide guidance on system development processes, tools, and methods
Coordinate the design and test of Fly-by-Wire Flight Control Systems (FCS) with embedded software and complex hardware in a rapid development environment within a relatively small team working on cutting edge aerospace technology
Lead the development of systems architecture, system and software design, redundancy management, electronic hardware design and integration, sensor design and integration, and actuator design and controls integration
Develop unique air vehicle control mechanisms, autonomous systems and control algorithms, and flight control law integration
Requirements management, systems specifications, interface management, system safety assessment, verification and validation testing via desktop simulation and system integration labs, and participation in aircraft flight test activities
Perform formal software development through requirements-based development and verification