Fly-By-Wire & Secondary Control System Engineer

Kaleidoscope Innovation

$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
  • Minimum of 7 years experience in aerospace-related field.
  • Experience with definition and certification of FBW and/or Secondary Flight Control systems.
  • Understanding of system definition, integration, and certification.
  • Knowledge of Part 25 certification process.
  • Experience with MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow simulation environment.
  • Fluency in both English and French.

Responsibilities

  • Perform integration of FBW & Secondary Flight Controls system on aircraft.
  • Support development of concepts and design approaches with suppliers.
  • Review and analyze concepts to evaluate feasibility.
  • Develop and validate technical requirements for the Flight Control System.
  • Execute testing and review procedures and reports for certification.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve in-service aircraft problems.
  • Conduct trade-off studies and life cycle cost analysis for programs.

Benefits

  • Occasional trips to suppliers and regulatory authorities for on-site support.
  • Opportunity to work in a collaborative team environment.
  • Professional development opportunities in aerospace engineering.
Full Job Description
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Job Title: Fly-By-Wire & Secondary Control System Engineer

Job Location: Wichita, KS

What are your contributions to the team?
  • Perform the integration of the FBW & Secondary Flight Controls system on the aircraft.
  • Support the development of concepts, design approach and philosophy with the Flight Control system supplier.
  • Perform/Review analysis to evaluate concepts feasibility.
  • Develop, validate and verify technical requirements of the Flight Control System.
  • Review/Prepare technical requirements
  • Review/Prepare test procedures
  • Execute test rig and/or aircraft testing
  • Review/Prepare test reports in support of certification activities
  • Resolve problems arising from in-service aircraft.
  • Troubleshooting, root cause determination, corrective action definition and execution
  • Ensure compliance to the ARP4754 development process.
  • Support trade o􀆯 studies and life cycle cost analysis for future programs.
  • Ensure the design process and the resulting equipment implementation is in line with Customer requirements and standards.


Occasional trips to the Suppliers facilities and Regulatory Authorities, as well as on-site support to the Final Assembly Line.

How to thrive in this role?
  • You hold a bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering and have a minimum of 7 years' experience in aerospace related field.
  • You have been directly involved in the definition and certification of at least one FBW and/or Secondary Flight Control system.
  • You possess a good understanding of all facets of system definition, integration, and certification and have a knowledge of aircraft systems and interfaces (e.g., electrical, hydraulic, avionics, autoflight).
  • You have knowledge of Part 25 certification process.
  • You have experience in modeling and dynamic simulation of flight controls electrical and hydraulic actuators is an asset.
  • You have a working knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow simulation environment.
  • You have some familiarity with other simulation environments such as ADAMS, or design tools such as CATIA would be an asset.
  • You have good knowledge of MS O􀆯ice and Requirements Management tools is an asset.
  • You are fluent in both English and French.
  • You have the ability to work with limited supervision, be organized, a team player, and a self-motivated person, be Customer focused, and be able to work under pressure.
  • You must also show initiative, innovation, a strong sense of responsibility and integrity, adaptability, have good interpersonal communication skills, have a good engineering judgement, and drive for results.


Please note: You don't need all the skills, knowledge, and experience listed to apply for this position. We're not looking for the perfect candidate, we're looking for great talent and passionate individuals.

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