JetZero

Control Law Validation & Verification Engineer

Long Beach, CA

No sponsorship$165k-$210kDetected 125 days ago

MATLABTaxMIL-STDMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringControlsSimulinkCommunicationPublic Speaking

About the role

The ideal candidate combines strong fundamentals in aircraft dynamics and control systems with hands-on experience validating control laws across simulation, piloted environments, and flight test, particularly for unconventional or highly integrated aircraft configurations.

JetZero is seeking an experienced Flight Control Laws Validation & Verification (V&V) Engineer to support the development, verification, and validation of advanced flight control laws for the BWB Demonstrator.
This role emphasizes control law performance, robustness, and handling qualities verification, with opportunities to contribute directly to control law design, tuning, and refinement.
Develop and maintain control law-specific V&V plans, procedures, and success criteria aligned with program and flight test objectives.
Perform requirements-based verification of control law performance, stability, handling qualities, and robustness.
Support Monte Carlo and batch testing to assess control law sensitivity to uncertainties, failures, and environmental variations.
Collaborate with control law designers to support design trades, tuning, and refinement, particularly during integration and test phases.
Support failure cases, reversion logic, and envelope protection verification in coordination with systems and safety teams.
support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
You should be prepared to speak about past projects, how you collaborate and communicate with others, and how you live our values.
Depending on the team and role you are interviewing for, you may meet with several teammates as well as cross-functional partners.

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
5-10 years of experience in flight control laws development, validation, or verification.
Hands-on experience with control law V&V in simulation and/or flight test environments.
Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink and model-based development workflows.
Experience performing robustness, handling qualities, and performance assessments.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced development environment.
Our assessments seek to test the hard skills required to do the job.
Strong background in aircraft dynamics, control theory, and stability & control.
Strong analytical, communication, and technical documentation skills.

Experience with unconventional or novel aircraft configurations (e.g., BWB, tailless, highly integrated flight controls).
Familiarity with handling qualities standards and guidance (e.g., MIL-STD-1797 or equivalent).
Experience supporting piloted simulation labs or flight test campaigns.
Exposure to certification-related control law verification and compliance documentation.
Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field.
Why Join JetZero
Work on cutting-edge control laws for a clean-sheet, first-of-its-kind aircraft.
The range for this role is $165,000 - $210,000.

Our compensation package is a blend of base salary and equity options for eligible employees.
The range for this role is $165,000 - $210,000.

transparent and collaborative.
Throughout the interview process, your recruiter will guide you through the next steps and ensure you feel prepared every step of the way.
During this first conversation, you'll meet with a recruiter or hiring team member to chat through your background, what you could bring to our team, what you are looking for in your next role, and who we are.
We want our interview process to be a true reflection of our culture: transparent and collaborative.

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