Flight Control Law Engineer in Aircraft Domain (m/f/d)

Location: On-site in Gilching, Bavaria, Germany

Company

hirify.global is a European deep-tech company developing integrated hardware, software, and AI-powered unmanned systems for mission-critical operations across air, land, and maritime domains.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and validate flight control algorithms for fixed-wing aircraft in MATLAB and Simulink.
• Perform flight dynamics analysis across the full flight envelope and different flight phases.
• Derive requirements from high-level requirements and ensure traceability to implementation and test cases.
• Analyse the robustness and performance of linear and nonlinear controllers, including fault scenarios, time delays, and controller degradation.
• Define, execute, and evaluate simulation tests and flight tests for flight control laws.
• Work across aircraft development activities, contributing to hands-on technical work and system-level ownership.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in aerospace engineering or a similar field.
• At least 2 years of professional experience in flight dynamics and flight control development.
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow.
• Ability to communicate in English.
• Open, communicative, friendly, and competent approach with the ability to act as an internal expert.
• High self-motivation and ability to drive responsibilities forward independently.

Culture & Benefits

• Open-minded and inclusive work environment that values diversity and encourages every voice and perspective.
• Flexible, trust-based working hours supporting work-life balance.
• Option to work remotely one flexible day per week.
• Company pension scheme, subsidized EGYM Wellpass membership, bike leasing, corporate discounts, and a sponsored daily lunch budget.
• Employee events and company shuttle service from Laim in Munich to the Gilching location.