Flight Control & Dynamics Engineer
On-siteZurich, Provincie Friesland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Zurich, Provincie Friesland, Kingdom of the NetherlandsOn-siteFull TimeStartup
Full TimeStartup
Job Summary
Design excitation maneuvers and fit airframe models from flight data with quantified error bounds. Develop inner rate and attitude loops through outer position loops, allocating gains and scheduling across the airframe family. Maintain in-house simulator fidelity to ensure control laws transfer from simulation to hardware. Convert stability derivatives and coefficient tables into flying control systems. Verify designs across simulation, SITL, and HITL, including Monte Carlo campaigns, then fly and iterate from logs. Mentor junior control and GNC engineers depending on seniority.
Required Qualifications
- A strong academic record with a degree in aerospace, controls, robotics, or a related STEM field
- Proven, hands-on identification and control on multirotor or fixed-wing platforms, validated in flight, with depth in at least one of MPC, INDI, or geometric control
- Real-time control implementation on constrained targets, split cleanly between a microcontroller and a companion computer
- Familiarity with reinforcement learning and simulation-based training, and the judgment to know when a learned policy beats a classical design
- Empirical and hardware-honest, disciplined about experiments and validation, grounded in real flight data
- Communicates clearly, able to present control and test results to engineers and senior stakeholders
- Thrives under pressure in a fast-paced environment with a no-task-is-too-small mentality
- 100% dedication to Harmattan AI's mission of providing a defensive edge to allied nations through ethical, high-impact technology
Desired Qualifications
- Bonus: Multi-airframe or hover-to-cruise transition experience
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