Flight Control Engineer (Modelling and System Identification) (m/f/d)

Job Description

Flight Control Engineer (Modelling and System Identification) (m/f/d) )

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Textron Aviation has been inspiring the journey of flight for nine decades through the iconic and beloved Cessna and Beechcraft brands. We are passionate advocates of aviation, empowering people with the freedom of flight. As you join our legacy as a global leader in private aviation, you’ll have opportunities to try new fields, expand your skills and knowledge, stretch your abilities, and build your career. We provide a competitive and extensive total rewards package that includes pay and innovative benefits to support you and your family members – now and in the future, beginning day one. Your success is our success.

Responsibilities

Development and implementation ofaircraftflight dynamics and subsystem models including aerodynamics, propulsion, actuator, ground interaction, and environmental effectsfor different testenvironments:

• Desktop simulation
• Aircraft-in-the-Loop simulation

Tuning,verification,and validation of existing andfuturemodels using system identification methodsduring nominal and failure conditions:

• Application of time and frequency domain methods
• Specification ofsuitableflight test points
• Analysis and processing offlight test results
• Update of non-linear simulationmodelsbased on results

Collaboration with the flight test team to support thepreparationandplanning of flight testcampaigns

On-site and remote support of flight tests

Trimming andlinearization of non-linear flight dynamics models

Maintaining test environment documentation and contributing to product documentation and user manuals

Support development and implementation of flight control algorithms

Developing andmaintaininganalysis tools for automated processing, comparison, and reporting of simulation and flight test data

Qualifications

University degree in aerospace engineering or similarcourseof studies

Experiencein flight control and dynamics, including trimming and linearization

Experience insystemidentification

Expertknowledge ofMatlab/Simulink

Knowledge of C is an advantage

Knowledge of CI/CD environment is an advantage

Very goodcommunication skills and ability to work in a team

Action Orientation, Ability to manage complexity, Situational Adaptability