Job Title: Flight Controls Engineer

Job Description

Join a dynamic team to design and develop flight control systems, contributing to advanced aerospace projects with a focus on safety-critical software and hardware solutions.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and analyze flight control laws such as attitude, rate, velocity, and guidance-level control.Create and maintain MATLAB/Simulink models for control law development and simulation.Support model-based development (MBD) workflows, including requirements traceability and verification.Integrate and test control algorithms within ROS 2-based software frameworks.Contribute to path planning and trajectory generation logic, ensuring compatibility with control architectures.Perform simulation-based validation (SIL/MIL) and support real-time or hardware-adjacent testing as needed.Collaborate with autonomy, navigation, and software teams to ensure control performance and system stability.Document control designs, assumptions, test results, and analysis to support program needs.

Essential Skills

At least 3 years of hands-on experience designing or implementing flight control laws for aerospace systems.Strong proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink for control law modeling and simulation.Working knowledge of ROS 2 in a robotics, autonomy, or flight-control-adjacent context.Professional exposure to path planning or trajectory generation concepts and how they interface with control systems.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Solid understanding of aircraft dynamics and control theory, including classical and modern control methods.Experience validating control algorithms in simulation environments.Bachelor’s degree or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.Experience with ROS 2 control frameworks, real-time considerations, or distributed systems.Knowledge of aerospace development standards such as DO-178 and ARP4761.Programming experience in C++ or Python for control or simulation support.

Work Environment

This position is fully remote, offering the flexibility to work from home with client assistance available as needed.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Phoenix, AZ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $65.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 11, 2026.

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