Senior Flight Controls Engineer

What You'll Do

• Design, implement, and tune flight control algorithms for autonomous fixed-wing and VTOL aircraft.
• Own control laws end to end, including requirements definition, simulation, flight code, and validation.
• Develop and maintain control system models in simulation environments to support analysis and testing.
• Analyze flight test data and logs to diagnose issues and improve performance.
• Collaborate closely with avionics, autonomy, mechanical, and flight test teams to integrate and validate control systems.
• Support ground and flight testing, including on-site test campaigns when needed.
• Continuously improve robustness, fault tolerance, and performance across a growing operational envelope.

What You'll Bring

• Strong fundamentals in control theory, dynamics, and state estimation.
• Experience implementing flight or vehicle control systems in production code.
• Comfort working in C++ and Python in embedded or real-time systems.
• Hands-on experience with simulation, controller tuning, and flight or field testing.
• Ability to reason from first principles and debug complex, cross-disciplinary problems.
• Comfort operating in an early-stage environment with incomplete requirements and fast iteration cycles.

Bonus Points

• Experience with UAVs, aerospace systems, or autonomous vehicles.
• Familiarity with PX4, ArduPilot, or similar flight control stacks.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop or software-in-the-loop testing.
• Background in fixed-wing, VTOL, or hybrid aircraft control systems.