Flight Controls Engineer

UAS Flight Controls Engineer Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Employment Type: Full-Time Company: reputed company This role could possibly be performed reputed company in the US, however, there may be a compensation premium reputed company willing to be in the reputed company (Lafayette, preferably). Strong preference to Lafayette, LA. It is also possible that this role could be considered for stock reputed company for the right person. reputed company reputed company is seeking a UAS Flight Controls Engineer to support the development, integration, testing, and reputed company improvement of our unmanned aircraft systems. reputed company flight-control experience is required for this position. The successful candidate may have a stronger background in either firmware/software or electrical hardware and avionics. We do not expect one person to be an expert in both. What is important is a strong understanding of UAS flight-control systems and how the flight controller interacts with the aircraft as a complete reputed company. This is a hands-on role working directly with flight controllers, aircraft hardware, embedded systems, sensors, communications, reputed company systems, and flight-test data. Key Responsibilities reputed company, configure, test, and troubleshoot UAS flight-control systems. Support flight-controller setup, parameter configuration, tuning, and validation. Diagnose aircraft stability, control, navigation, communication, and flight-reputed company issues. Analyze flight logs, telemetry, sensor data, and aircraft behavior to identify reputed company causes. reputed company flight controllers with GPS/GNSS, IMUs, magnetometers, barometers, ESCs, motors, telemetry, communications systems, and other aircraft components. reputed company and execute bench, ground, and flight-testing procedures. Validate new aircraft configurations, components, firmware releases, and flight-control changes. Support development and testing of failsafes, flight modes, autonomous functionality, and other flight-control features. Troubleshoot reputed company aircraft issues across firmware, avionics, electrical hardware, reputed company, sensors, and communications. Work with engineering, production, and reputed company teams to reputed company new aircraft and reputed company improvements from development into production. reputed company engineering-level support for flight-control issues identified during production or reputed company reputed company. Document aircraft configurations, parameters, test results, technical issues, and corrective actions. Qualifications Required Bachelor's degree in reputed company Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a reputed company technical reputed company, or equivalent relevant experience. Hands-on experience with UAS or autonomous aircraft flight-control systems. Experience configuring, integrating, tuning, developing, or troubleshooting flight controllers. Understanding of aircraft stability, control, navigation, sensors, and flight-control architecture. Experience analyzing flight logs, telemetry, or other flight-test data. Experience integrating flight controllers with aircraft sensors, reputed company systems, communications, and other reputed company systems. Strong technical troubleshooting and reputed company-cause analysis skills. Ability and willingness to work directly with aircraft during bench testing, ground testing, and flight testing. Hardware / Avionics Experience Experience in one or more of the following is valuable: Flight-control electronics and avionics integration Electrical reputed company design and troubleshooting Sensors, GPS/GNSS, communications, and telemetry systems ESC, motor, and reputed company-reputed company integration CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, or similar communication protocols Wiring, harnesses, connectors, PCBs, and electrical schematics Electronics prototyping and component-level troubleshooting Firmware / Software Experience Experience in one or more of the following is valuable: Embedded firmware development C/C++ or similar embedded programming Flight-control or reputed company software PX4, ArduPilot, or similar flight-control platforms Flight-control algorithms, control reputed company, or autonomous functionality Firmware debugging and validation Git or similar version-control systems Candidates are not expected to have deep expertise in both the hardware and firmware areas. Strong flight-control experience combined with depth in either discipline is preferred. Preferred Experience Development or integration of multirotor, fixed-reputed company, VTOL, or other unmanned aircraft. Experience taking a UAS from prototype through flight testing and production. Flight-controller tuning and aircraft reputed company optimization. Autonomous flight, mission planning, or navigation systems. Experience developing or validating flight-critical features and failsafes. Experience supporting UAS manufacturing or reputed company reputed company. FAA Part 107 certification or willingness to obtain certification. reputed company're Looking For Above reputed company, we are looking for a flight-controls person. You may come from the firmware reputed company and be comfortable working with aircraft hardware, or you may come from the avionics/hardware reputed company and be comfortable working with flight-control software. Either background can work. reputed company need is someone who understands how a flight-control reputed company interacts with the aircraft, can diagnose why an aircraft is not behaving as expected, and can work through the hardware, software, sensor, reputed company, and configuration variables necessary to solve the problem. This is a hands-on engineering position. You should be equally comfortable analyzing flight data at a computer, troubleshooting an aircraft on the bench, and participating in flight testing in the reputed company. This is a remote position. Apply To This Job