Sr. Flight Control Law Engineer

Reliable Robotics Corporation • Mountain View, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Reliable Robotics is developing safety-enhancing technology for aviation to save lives, aiming for a future where automated aviation systems make air transportation safer, more convenient, and transformative. The team consists of mission-driven engineers with experience in aerospace, robotics, and self-driving cars. As a Sr. Flight Controls Engineer, you will be a key member of the Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Team. Your role involves designing, implementing, integrating, and testing flight control laws for all operational phases, including autotaxi, auto-takeoff, autoland, and automatic rollout. You will integrate real-world hardware and C/C++ flight software into ongoing flight test programs, and conduct simulation analysis and data reduction using Python and C/C++ modeling & simulation environments. This position is critical to developing high-integrity, safety-critical systems for automated flight, contributing directly to the company's core mission.

Requirements

• MS in aerospace engineering, robotics, or equivalent field
• 8+ years of hands on, professional experience developing and testing flight controls algorithms
• Experience with flight dynamics simulation and model identification
• Professional experience with developing C/C++ flight software and Python data reduction & analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• PhD in aerospace engineering, robotics, or similar advanced degree
• Current pilot, instrument or commercial ratings
• Experience with flight controls, autopilot, or flight management system certification

Responsibilities

• Establish autoflight and flight control system requirements
• Interface with Pilots and Operations team to develop flight test plans, respond to squawks, and communicate design updates
• Design and analyze flight control laws from conceptual design through implementation and certification
• Develop simulation models to evaluate flight control system performance and stability
• Implement control laws and algorithms in flight software
• Test flight software in simulation, Monte Carlo, hardware-in-loop, and flight

What This Job Offers

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