Senior Flight Controls Engineer
Core
Design, tune, and validate control laws for autonomous hybrid-electric cargo aircraft across VTOL, transition, and fixed-wing flight phases.
Role type
Senior Flight Controls Engineer (GNC)
Builds
Autonomous long-range cargo aircraft (V2/V3) for logistics and military support
Domain
Aerospace / Autonomous Systems / Hybrid-Electric Aviation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Control theory, Aircraft/rotorcraft dynamics, C++, Python, Embedded systems, Controller tuning, Flight test, Flight log analysis
Preferred skills
ArduPilot/PX4, System identification, Hardware-in-the-loop testing, AI agent collaboration
Responsibilities
Implement and tune control laws for VTOL, fixed wing, and transition phases; Tune controllers in simulation (SITL/digital twin) and validate in ground/flight tests; Analyze flight logs to isolate root causes and implement fixes; Write and own flight test plans; Manage a portion of the team's AI agents
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
