Senior Flight Control Law Engineer

Reliable Robotics Corporation

Sr. Flight Controls Engineer part of the GNC team designing flight control laws for automated aviation systems.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeMountain View • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish autoflight and flight control system requirements
Interface with Pilots and Operations team to develop flight test plans, respond to squawks, and communicate design updates
Design and analyze flight control laws from conceptual design through implementation and certification
Develop simulation models to evaluate flight control system performance and stability
Implement control laws and algorithms in flight software
Test flight software in simulation, Monte Carlo, hardware-in-loop, and flight

Requirements

What you’ll need

MS in aerospace engineering, robotics, or equivalent field
8+ years of hands-on, professional experience developing and testing flight controls algorithms
Experience with flight dynamics simulation and model identification
Professional experience with developing C/C++ flight software and Python data reduction & analysis
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employee medical
401k contribution
Stock options
Casual work environment
Great co-workers

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Hard Skills & Tools

flight control systemsflight control lawssimulation modelscontrol lawsalgorithmsC/C++Pythonflight dynamics simulationmodel identificationdata reduction

Soft Skills

communication

Certifications

MS in aerospace engineeringMS in robotics