Software and Performance Engineer

Gulfstream • Savannah, GA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Gulfstream’s Flight Sciences team is seeking an experienced Software and Performance Engineer to develop, test, and support certification of flight-critical software for fly-by-wire flight controls, aircraft performance, and mission planning. The role works across the software development lifecycle, from requirements and model-based design through simulation, integration testing, flight testing, and certification. The engineer will use MATLAB, Simulink, and Python and collaborate with Flight Sciences, Labs, Flight Test, and other engineering teams. The position is part of an established 11-person team and offers work at the intersection of software engineering, flight controls, aircraft performance, and aircraft testing.

The role supports planning, coordination, design, analysis, and engineering liaison work related to the development and production of Gulfstream products and services. It contributes to important engineering projects, provides specialized technical assistance, develops technical solutions to difficult problems, and determines approaches to solutions within schedule and cost objectives. Work is performed under limited supervision and may be reviewed for accuracy and consistency with overall objectives. The engineer also helps improve processes and product quality, keeps current with developments in relevant technical fields, and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Five years of experience in a specific technical discipline, or 10 years of broad engineering experience across several technical disciplines with a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience with MATLAB and Simulink.
• Proficiency with Python, including object-oriented programming.
• Experience with software testing and process automation.
• Experience with aerospace system test development and results analysis in a simulation or integration test environment.
• Strong understanding of flight controls, closed-loop systems, and controller performance tuning.
• Understanding of aircraft flight characteristics, first-principles analysis, and aircraft performance methods.
• Strong coding, technical writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to independently solve complex technical problems.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Related advanced degrees may receive experience credit of up to two years for a master’s degree and four years for a PhD in applicable fields.

Nice To Haves

• Systems engineering experience, including requirements management, verification, validation, change management, process assurance, and functional integration.
• Experience with ARP4754A and DO-178.
• Model-based engineering using MathWorks Simulink or similar tools.
• Experience with automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in Unix/Linux environments.
• Advanced degree in an engineering-related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support certification of safety-critical software for fly-by-wire flight control systems.
• Develop software supporting aircraft performance prediction and mission planning.
• Create and refine software requirements and apply model-based design techniques.
• Perform verification and validation through desktop simulation, software integration labs, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and flight testing.
• Develop simulation models and automation scripts for software and hardware integration labs.
• Support compliance with DO-178C, DO-331, and ARP4754.
• Improve automated testing frameworks and engineering analysis tools.
• Collaborate across Flight Sciences, Labs, Flight Test, and other engineering teams.
• Contribute to planning, developing, and coordinating important engineering projects.
• Provide specialized technical assistance to team members and develop technical solutions to difficult problems.
• Determine approaches to solutions within schedule and cost objectives.
• Act as liaison with representatives outside the assigned group or area.
• Improve daily processes and ensure work meets customer requirements.
• Maintain current knowledge of developments in the relevant specialty and related aircraft fields and recommend innovations to improve product quality and effectiveness.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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