Senior Staff Engineer, Flight Controls - X-BAT (R4812)

Design and deliver the flight control system across all phases of flight including control allocation strategies that manage actuator redundancy, saturation, and degraded operations.

Lead development of high-fidelity 6DOF simulation environments and ensure accurate pre-flight performance predictions

Define and execute the verification strategy, including linear analysis, Monte Carlo campaigns, disturbance/sensitivity/degraded operation testing, and HIL validation

Diagnose and resolve simulation-to-flight mismatches, including unidentified dynamics and modeling gaps

Support flight test operations, making risk-informed decisions and driving rapid iteration between flights

Integrate control systems with propulsion, aero, actuation, sensors, state estimation, and autonomy, ensuring the vehicle behaves predictably under real-world disturbances and uncertainties

Mentor and guide engineers while setting the technical standard for control system performance and rigor