Senior Flight Control Systems Engineer
Onsite / Hybrid | Start-up | Novel unmanned aircraft programme Make sure to read the full description below, and please apply immediately if you are confident you meet all the requirements.
Note: No visa sponsorship is available for this role.
A start-up team is building a new unmanned aircraft platform and needs a senior, hands-on Flight Controls Engineer to take control laws from simulation through to ground and flight test. What you'll be doing Develop and tune flight-control algorithms and control approaches for UAS platforms
Verify and validate control performance from simulation to ground testing and flight testing
Support flight dynamics modelling, control-law development, simulation and tuning
Configure, integrate, and tune autopilot systems where appropriate
Support system identification, flight-test planning, and flight-data analysis
Contribute to SIL/HIL test approaches and troubleshooting (stability, sensor fusion, actuators)
Document control approaches, test results, configuration changes, and validation evidence What we're looking for Strong experience in flight control / control systems / autonomy / robotics / aerospace controls
Proven experience developing and testing control algorithms for real-world systems
Practical experience with UAS/UAVs, aircraft, robotics, or autonomous platforms
Strong understanding of flight dynamics, control theory, stability and tuning
Experience xkybehq with modelling, simulation, testing and verification/validation
Ability to analyse flight-test data and diagnose control issues
Comfortable working with autopilots, IMUs, GNSS/INS, actuators and onboard systems
Strong documentation and validation discipline Nice to have Control-law development for unconventional aircraft / novel UAS platforms
PX4, ArduPilot, Auterion (or similar)
MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C/C++
Note: No visa sponsorship is available for this role.
A start-up team is building a new unmanned aircraft platform and needs a senior, hands-on Flight Controls Engineer to take control laws from simulation through to ground and flight test. What you'll be doing Develop and tune flight-control algorithms and control approaches for UAS platforms
Verify and validate control performance from simulation to ground testing and flight testing
Support flight dynamics modelling, control-law development, simulation and tuning
Configure, integrate, and tune autopilot systems where appropriate
Support system identification, flight-test planning, and flight-data analysis
Contribute to SIL/HIL test approaches and troubleshooting (stability, sensor fusion, actuators)
Document control approaches, test results, configuration changes, and validation evidence What we're looking for Strong experience in flight control / control systems / autonomy / robotics / aerospace controls
Proven experience developing and testing control algorithms for real-world systems
Practical experience with UAS/UAVs, aircraft, robotics, or autonomous platforms
Strong understanding of flight dynamics, control theory, stability and tuning
Experience xkybehq with modelling, simulation, testing and verification/validation
Ability to analyse flight-test data and diagnose control issues
Comfortable working with autopilots, IMUs, GNSS/INS, actuators and onboard systems
Strong documentation and validation discipline Nice to have Control-law development for unconventional aircraft / novel UAS platforms
PX4, ArduPilot, Auterion (or similar)
MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C/C++