Stability and Controls Engineer, Flight Sciences

Responsibilities

• You will work closely with Flight Sciences, Flight Controls, Flight Test, Systems Engineering, and Certification to develop and validate aerodynamic and flight-dynamics models, inform control-system design, and support vehicle-level development and certification activities.
• Develop aircraft stability, controllability, maneuverability, and handling-qualities requirements for normal and failure conditions
• Perform preliminary control-surface layout and sizing to achieve aircraft controllability requirements
• Develop, document, and maintain aerodynamic and flight-dynamics simulation models of varying fidelity
• Apply handling-qualities criteria to aircraft and flight control system design, including fly-by-wire control-law development
• Plan, support, and reduce data from wind-tunnel, laboratory simulation, and flight-test campaigns
• Analyze flight-test data; compare results with predictions; and use findings to update aerodynamic models, control-system requirements, and vehicle design
• Collaborate with Flight Test to define and execute test events that validate aerodynamic models, aircraft performance, and handling qualities across the flight envelope
• Support safety, system-development, and certification activities, including functional hazard assessments and compliance work aligned with applicable FAA requirements
• Work across Flight Sciences, Flight Controls, Structures, and other system teams to proactively identify opportunities to improve aircraft design, analysis methods, and test processes

Preferred

• Experience conducting Handling Qualities Rating (HQR) and pilot-induced oscillation (PIO) assessments
• Experience with time-domain simulation, frequency-domain analysis, signal filtering, system identification, or control-system analysis
• Flight-test engineering experience, including test planning, data reduction, data expansion, and report generation
• Experience as an FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• At least 3–5 years of experience in aircraft stability and control, flight dynamics, handling qualities, flight controls, or related analysis and test disciplines
• Understanding of aircraft stability and control derivatives, handling qualities, and flight-dynamics analysis
• Experience developing or using aerodynamic, flight-dynamics, and control-system simulation models

Experience with MATLAB, Python, and data-analysis tools

• Experience planning, executing, or analyzing results from wind-tunnel, laboratory simulation, and/or flight-test activities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly document technical analyses, test results, findings, and recommendations
• Curiosity and ability to identify and rapidly implement new analysis, modeling, and test approaches for next-generation aircraft
• Must be a US Person to be considered for the role

Above and Beyond Qualifications

Experience with fly-by-wire control-law development and augmented aircraft control systems.

Experience with stability and control analysis for vertical-flight or novel aircraft configurations

Experience with 14 CFR Part 23, Part 25, or equivalent EASA certification requirements

Experience supporting Functional Hazard Assessments, ARP4754A-based development activities, or other aircraft-system safety and certification processes

The wage listed here reflects our best faith estimate for this role. We pay competitively and base compensation on a variety of factors including skills, experience, industry background, and the evolving needs of the role. We remain committed to fair and equitable pay and we're happy to discuss during the interview process.

Compensation

$145,000

$175,000 USD

Build electric airplanes with us!

BETA offers a competitive Total Compensation package designed to support you now and as you grow with us. This role includes both Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units for all full-time team members, so everyone shares in our success. You’ll have access to onsite healthcare in Vermont, comprehensive medical coverage, dental and vision, short- and long-term disability, and paid parental leave. We also take care of the everyday details with daily lunch provided, and yes—flight lessons are part of the experience, along with a range of additional perks that make work here genuinely rewarding.

We encourage all driven candidates to apply, even if they do not meet every listed qualification.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. BETA complies with all applicable federal, state and local non-discrimination laws and does not tolerate discrimination of any kind in our workplace.

Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. BETA Technologies participates in E-Verify.