Control Law Validation & Verification Engineer

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute validation and verification activities for flight control laws, including degraded modes
• Develop and maintain control law–specific V&V plans, procedures, and success criteria
• Perform requirements-based verification of control law performance, stability, handling qualities, and robustness
• Execute verification using MIL, SIL, HIL, and piloted simulation environments
• Conduct time-domain and frequency-domain analyses and robustness evaluations
• Support Monte Carlo and batch testing to assess sensitivity to uncertainties and failures
• Collaborate with control law designers to support design trades, tuning, and refinement
• Evaluate handling qualities and pilot-vehicle interaction through piloted simulations
• Support failure cases, reversion logic, and envelope protection verification
• Investigate anomalies identified during simulation, integration, or flight test
• Prepare and review technical documentation, including verification reports and analysis summaries
• Support flight test planning and execution, including pre-flight analysis and post-flight data review

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
• 5–10 years of experience in flight control laws development, validation, or verification
• Strong background in aircraft dynamics, control theory, and stability & control
• Hands-on experience with control law V&V in simulation or flight test environments
• Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink
• Experience performing robustness, handling qualities, and performance assessments
• Strong analytical, communication, and technical documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with unconventional or novel aircraft configurations (e.g., BWB, tailless)
• Familiarity with handling qualities standards like MIL-STD-1797
• Experience supporting piloted simulation labs or flight test campaigns
• Exposure to certification-related control law verification
• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field

About the Company

JetZero is developing a blended-wing body (BWB) aircraft designed to use up to 50% less fuel and accommodate zero-emission hydrogen propulsion to enable sustainable air travel.