Senior Flight Control Laws Engineer

Join the Fight Control Laws Team based in Bristol as a Senior Flight Control Laws Engineer and help us to achieve our mission of pioneering electric aviation.

Being a part of our Flight Control Law team is an opportunity to approach design from a modern angle – we’re bringing to life not only a new category of electric aircraft but also intend to be at the forefront of the new way of designing and certifying aircraft, using a model-based and streamlined development approach that feeds a highly-automated test pipeline.

This is a pivotal role within our dynamic, compact team, and a once-in-a-career chance to personally contribute to the control laws development for one of the most advanced and complex fully-electric fly-by-wire (FBW) aircraft ever Certified. You will be at the forefront of shaping an eVTOL aircraft designed to outperform the competition in safety, performance, and pilot simplicity.

What success will look like for you, as a Senior Flight Control Laws Engineer 

We’re looking for a Senior Flight Control Laws engineer who’ll bring a strong understanding of classical and modern Control Theory, a deep knowledge of fixed-wing and rotorcraft flight dynamics, and great experience working with Aircraft or Spacecraft developing flight-critical control software, ideally to Certification Standards.

• You’ll operate across the entire spectrum of control laws development, supporting both our development aircraft programme and our Certification aircraft programme

• You’ll play a significant role in contributing to key control law design decisions

• You’ll interface with cross-functional teams, including flight dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion, and avionics, to integrate control laws with aircraft systems whilst managing various stakeholder requirements to achieve key performance, safety, and certification objectives

• Lead on ensuring flight control law development adheres to aerospace standards such as SAE ARP4754 and DO-331

• Play a key role in our certification efforts, including creation of Certification artefacts and communication with relevant Certification Authorities

• Lead and mentor junior engineers in the development of control laws, fostering technical growth within the team; We'll need you to promote knowledge exchange and establish best practices within the Flight Control Laws team

What would we like you to bring?

• BSc, MSc or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science with significant experience within the Aerospace domain

• You will have expert knowledge of Control Theory (classical and modern) and excellent competency with MATLAB and Simulink

• Significant experience with one or more aspects of aircraft Flight Control Laws design, validation, verification

• You’ll be highly-motivated, curious, and have confidence in your ability for critical thinking and robust decision making

• You will ideally possess a great understanding of fixed-wing and rotorcraft flight dynamics, as well as knowledge of software development and associated standards (e.g. SAE ARP4754A, RTCA/EUROCAE DO-178C etc.) and of Aircraft Certification Standards (CAA, FAA, EASA)

Our benefits

Our people matter - we're not going anywhere without them. Which is why our company benefits go beyond the essentials.

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday

• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)

• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership

• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits

• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)

• Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee

• Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it

• Breakfast on us, every day

We may just be the hardest job you've ever had, but we're confident it will be the most rewarding. Join the team today and help us shape the future of Advanced Air Mobility.

Disclaimer Statement

We encourage you to apply even if you may not have all the experience listed in the advert. We recognise that talent comes in various forms and we are committed to providing opportunities that create an environment of growth, diversity, and inclusion for everyone. As part of our desire to review and make our processes fair, we may ask you questions related to these aspects during the application process. For more information on how we will use your data, see our Legal section.