Flight Control System Engineer (all gender)

At Ascendance we are building tomorrow’s hybrid-electric aviation with ATEA, a unique Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft powered by STERNA, our in-house hybrid-electric propulsion system. We focus our efforts in designing an innovative, safe, silent, clean and affordable aircraft that will be able to blend into existing infrastructures and regulations to ease its deployment and maximise social acceptance.

If you are looking for a place where you will have a direct impact on very ambitious products, where you will work close to the hardware and where you can witness the result of your hard work quickly, board ATEA and come fly with us toward the future of aviation!

Your role : 🔎

You will be developing the fly-by-wire Flight Control System (FCS) of our aircraft ATEA, focusing on the hardware and software related to the Flight Control System. Reporting to the ‘Overall System Design’ Leader, you will ensure that the flight control software and the flight controls architecture are compliant with certification, operational and performance requirements. 

Your main responsibilities will be : 

• Mastering the current fly-by-wire FCS architecture and its evolutions

• Design and develop the FCS software taking into account safety and performance requirements

• The elaboration of High Level Specifications and Low Level Specifications

• Secure the interfaces with the following teams: Avionics, Software Integration, Hybrid Propulsion, etc.

• Define Verification and Validation procedures for the FCS software, from digital models to hardware-in-the-loop test benches (HIL)

• Verify and validate the FCS software up to the flight test campaign

The job has been made for you if you have : 🛠

• a Swiss-Army-knife attitude towards technical challenges and if you are autonomous and proactive

• Mandatory qualifications:

  • Demonstrated expertise (8+ years) in aircraft or helicopter fault-tolerant fly-by-wire architecture:  from piloting inceptors to Flight Control Computers to actuators 

  • Proven design experience (8+ years): 

- in Fault Detection and Reconfiguration algorithms of multiple sensors

- asynchronous processes management within redundant control computers

- actuator health status algorithms and reconfiguration logics

• The ability to analyze complex system interactions for nominal and failure cases

• Experience in Matlab / Simulink or SCADE

• Experience in system development processes such as ARP-4754A

• Bonus qualifications:

  • Technical knowledge of sensors such as AHRS, Air Data Sensors and Radio Altimeters

  • Technical knowledge of electro mechanical actuators

  • Knowledge of communication standards and protocols such as RS-485, CAN,  ARINC-429 and Ethernet

  • Flight testing experience

  • An experience of CS-25 or CS-27 certification requirements 

We are meant to work together if you : 💚

• Are sensitive to the climate change impacts

• Have ability to work autonomously with a drive for initiative related to the start-up environment and work in a small team

• Be solution and delivery-oriented 

• You are a real team player who wants to build a big success story with us

• You are passionate about new tech

What we offer  : 

• An international and dynamic team

• A remote policy to allow you flexibility

• Health insurance

• Restaurant tickets

• A dynamic workplace providing equal opportunities for disability, gender equity… Everyone is welcome at Ascendance !

Recruitment process : 🕐 

• Application evaluations (CVs….)

• Talent Interview

• Technical Interview

• Meet others Ascenders 

• Reference check