CareerPlan

Flight Controls Engineer

Bristol OfficeFull-time2026-10-16 → 2026-11-11

Core

Develop control laws for the Valo eVTOL aircraft from requirements capture through design, verification, flight testing, and certification.

Role type

Senior IC flight controls engineer (aerospace)

Builds

Control-law software and integrated flight control systems for the Valo eVTOL

Domain

Electric aviation / eVTOL / Aerospace certification

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

classical control theory, flight-control laws, GNC, MATLAB, Simulink, model-based design (DO-331), aerospace standards (ARP-4754B, DO-178C), aircraft certification programmes (CS-23, CS-25, CS-27, CS-29)

Preferred skills

modern control techniques

Technologies

MATLAB, Simulink

Responsibilities

Design and develop flight control laws; lead control law development from requirements to certification; coordinate technical delivery across engineering disciplines; evaluate control-law designs using model-based approaches; support definition and validation of the FCL programme plan; resolve complex cross-functional engineering problems.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC