Flight Controls Engineer - Autonomy (Electric Aviation)

Location: South Burlington, Vermont, United States; on-site presence required. Occasional travel to test sites and suppliers may be required.

Salary: $125,000–$150,000 USD per year, plus equity for full-time team members.

Company

Develops electric aircraft and autonomy technologies to advance sustainable aviation.

What you will do

• Integrate and validate flight control systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous aircraft operation.
• Contribute to autonomy architecture, including mode management, state machines, and decision logic.
• Integrate flight controls with flight management, navigation, and ground-control systems.
• Develop system-level requirements, traceability, verification plans, and test plans.
• Execute testing in simulation, Iron Bird, and flight-test environments.
• Analyze flight-test data and collaborate with simulation, systems engineering, software, and flight-test teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
• Experience with flight control systems or guidance, navigation, and control.
• Strong understanding of control systems and aircraft dynamics.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink or similar modeling and simulation tools.
• Familiarity with embedded systems and real-time software environments.
• Experience developing or integrating autonomous systems, robotics, or decision-making algorithms.

Nice to have

• Experience with eVTOL, UAV, or advanced aircraft programs.
• Familiarity with DO-178C, DO-331, ARP4754, or similar certification frameworks.
• Experience with state estimation, sensor fusion, or path-planning algorithms.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop, Iron Bird, or flight-test campaigns.
• Programming experience in C/C++ or Python and knowledge of autonomy communication systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, collaborative environment focused on sustainable electric aviation.
• Competitive total compensation with Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units.
• Onsite healthcare in Vermont, medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage and paid parental leave.
• Daily lunch, flight lessons, and additional employee benefits.

Hiring process

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