Senior Flight Controls & GNC Engineer, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Remote)

Technology Service Corporation (TSC) is seeking a Senior Flight Controls & GNC Engineer to serve as the lead focal point for Flight Controls Systems in their Airborne ISR Division. This position is crucial for maximizing technology transfer to the market through development, testing, and customer engagement in the UAS domain.

Responsibilities:

• Serving as the lead singular focal point for flight control automation. Required to translate information at both the technical level and overall business use case, while leading and executing multiple parallel technological initiatives at any given time
• Hiring, developing, supervising, managing and executing within a technical team focused on Flight Controls and GNC Automation encompassing multiple fixed wing platforms
• Key cross functional stakeholder for the execution of experimental learning experiences in a HIL/SIL, ground and flight test
• Lead, manage or conduct various types of data analysis in support of time sensitive developmental or operational efforts, funneling documented results back into risk management and safety workflows for additional review, procedural or safety bulletins, product support and future technological development projects
• Lead, manage, or support the development, planning or execution for a variety of test related activities required for internal and customer driven projects, processes, or gate reviews

Requirements:

• BS degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, Controls engineering or other relevant discipline, plus a minimum five years of direct experience with fixed wing UAS Flight Controls and GNC implementation
• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance
• Demonstrated experience in technical project teams, managing risk, and the pace to reach viable technical solutions
• Practical experience with development or operational improvement of fixed wing UAS technology
• Hands-on experience in software development for flight controls and in guidance, navigation and control for fixed wing systems
• Ability to comprehend automation challenges or gaps, and guide solutions-based collaborations
• Ability to execute operations of hardware-in-the-loop simulators, conducting testing and troubleshooting of HW/SW interfaces. Familiarity with software configuration management tools, version control systems, defect tracking tools, and workflows with peer review required
• Ability to lead, manage, or individually contribute and execute tasks assigned
• The ideal candidate has more than ten years of directly relevant experience in the Required Qualifications and thrives working amongst a team with other highly technical engineers and business-oriented innovators