Senior Flight Control Law Design Engineer (d/f/m)

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Manching, Bayern
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The Role

Job Description:

In order to support Air Power Engineering Flight Physics, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

Senior Flight Control Law Design Engineer (d/f/m)

Your location

Located about an hour’s drive north of Munich, Manching is an up-and-coming market town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here, you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of near-by cities are still within easy reach.

Your benefits

  • Attractive salary and special payments

  • 30 days paid vacation and extra days-off for special occasions

  • Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international, group wide development prospects

  • Special benefits: employer-funded pension, employee stock options, discounted car leasing, special conditions for insurances, subsidies for public transport, employee benefits at cooperating companies

  • On-site-facilities: Medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, canteen and cafeteria, kindergarten close to the site   

  • Compatibility of family & work (job sharing, part-time models, flexible working hours, individual timeout)

  • Working in a diverse environment, with more than 140 nationalities, where every voice is heard

Your tasks and responsibilities

The jobholder will be responsible for developing advanced flight control laws (FCLs) and autoflight capabilities for manned and unmanned military aircraft.  
Main Responsibilities:

  • Develop FCLs and autopilot functionalities using state-of-the-art tools such as MATLAB/Simulink and SCADE

  • Contribute to trade studies to identify optimal designs based on flying qualities' analyses and aircraft performance requirements.

  • Collaborate with other engineers to integrate FCLs into the overall aircraft system design.

  • Contribute to stability and flying qualities' assessments

  • Contribute to testing, validation and certification activities by analyzing (flight) test data and to the generation of certification evidences

Desired skills and qualifications

  • Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field.

  • Strong understanding of flight dynamics and stability concepts.

  • Experience with the design of control laws for UAVs

  • Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and SCADE toolset for modeling and simulation.

  • Experience with military certification standards (SSDS, AEP-4671, EMAR 21, MilStd 1797)

  • Good communication skills and ability to work effectively within a team environment.

  • Fluent in English; German would be a plus

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Vehicle Mission & Control

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [email protected].

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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