As a Senior Controls Systems Engineer, you’ll be designing, implementing, verifying, and validating control systems for REGENT’s seagliders. These all-electric, wing-in-ground effect craft will have novel control challenges due to their multiple operational modes: hull-borne, hydrofoil-borne, and wing-born.
This position will involve leveraging the interplay between hydrodynamic controls, aerodynamic controls, and distributed propulsion controls. You will be able to utilize high-fidelity simulations and vehicle testing to validate and verify your control systems.
Roles and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define system requirements and develop specifications
• Lead the implementation and commissioning of control systems, including hardware and software integration
• Develop verification and validation procedures and test plans
• Identify potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them
• Develop and maintain control system documentation, including schematics, specifications, interfaces, and software code
• Responsible for staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and to drive continuous improvement and innovation

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• 8 years of experience developing control systems in the aviation industry
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, control systems engineering, or related engineering discipline with focus on control systems
• Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink
• Strong cause-and-effect problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in control system design and troubleshooting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience in developing and executing Hardware-in-the-Loop tests to validate control systems

Desired Qualifications and Skills:

• PhD in complex, non-linear flight control systems design
• Modeling and simulation of vehicle plants
• C/C Embedded software development experience
• Development of safety-critical components under ARP4754A
• DO-178C or DO-254 development processes
• Knowledge in ADS-33F-PRF, SAE-AS94900, or MIL-STD-1797 Standards
• Flight test or sea trials experience

Bonus Points:

• FAA pilot’s license or boating/sailing experience