About Us

Skydweller Aero Inc. is a transatlantic cutting-edge aerospace company developing solar powered aircraft solutions capable of achieving perpetual flight with heavy, and powerful payload capacity. Utilizing technology based upon the longest continuous renewably powered flight program in history, this fast-growing startup is developing a new class of unmanned aircraft, providing the persistence of geosynchronous satellites with the powerful sensing capabilities and the flexibility of a large, airborne platform. Skydweller Aero Inc. has World and US headquarters in Oklahoma City and European offices headquartered in Spain.

Job Description

Work in all areas of the system development cycle including requirements, CONOPs, high-level and detailed design, integration, and test
Design, implement and validate automatic flight features, including new functions, flight control laws and failure handling logic
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including avionics, mission planning and software engineers to define and refine system design and requirements
Contribute to development of GNC design and validation, including integration and tailoring of company tools and processes
Provide assessments of vehicle-level stability and control characteristics in support of vehicle layout and control surface and flight control modifications
Design and implement testing architecture and evaluation tools for validating control laws through simulation
Design and implement physics-based and empirical models for a variety of subsystems and physical processes (aerodynamics, landing gear, actuators, etc)
Work with related organizations such as software and laboratory engineers to establish and maintain interfaces and common practices
Support integration and flight test for flight control law evaluation




Perform data reduction from ground and flight tests for model and design validation and verification including performance, stability and dynamic derivatives from model estimation

Required Qualifications

S. In Aerospace Engineering or B.S. Electrical Engineering or B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Demonstrated experience with design and integration of flight control systems
Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and Python
Experience with flight control law design and analysis and flight dynamics
Flight test experience
5+ years of combined professional experience in the various topics above

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering or Related Field
Prior history in GNC engineer during an early development/flight test environment
Control Systems, Signal Processing or Autonomy academic background. Control, Guidance, Navigation or Autonomy Vehicle experience (preferably in the aviation field) via academic projects or professional experience
Experience in Vehicle Control (aircraft or other) Systems Engineering in the areas of design, integration and test
Experience in design and implementation of Safety Critical Systems, e.g. multi-layer state machines
Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering
Familiarity with Redundancy Management including Failure, Detection, Isolation and Recovery (FDIR)
Familiarity with Data reduction and Model Identification
Awareness/Experience in modeling of Aeroservoelastic or Fluid Structure Interactions




Experience in FAA/EASA/AESA certification programs
8+ years of combined professional experience in the various topics above

Preferred Tool / Process Experience

Polarion
MATLAB/Simulink
Python
C/C++
SCADE
DO-178
ARP 4754
MIL-STD-1797A
Atlassian Tools (JIRA/Confluence)

Search Keywords

Guidance, Navigation and Control
Flight Control
System Engineer
Simulation Engineer

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Company Benefits

1. Health insurance: We offer health insurance to all FTEs, which can include medical, dental, and vision coverage.
2. Paid time off: This includes vacation time, sick leave, and personal days.
3. Flexible schedules: we offer adaptable schedules; we help employees achieve a better work-life balance.
4. Professional development opportunities: we may offer training, educational opportunities, or tuition reimbursement programs to help employees develop their skills and advance their careers.
5. Wellness programs: we offer wellness programs that promote healthy living and can include things like gym memberships, nutrition counseling, or stress-management classes.
6. Flex Remuneration.
7. Meal Vouchers.
8. Stock options: all FTEs after one year of seniority may have the opportunity to receive options as part of their compensation package.
9. Bonuses: we offer bonuses or other forms of performance-based compensation to reward employees for their hard work and achievements.
10. Fruits and soft drinks in the office.

📌 Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer (España)
🏢 Skydweller S. L.
📍 España