Sr. Engineer, Control Laws (CLAWS) & Handling Qualities

What we do: 

The Sr. Engineer, Control Law (CLAWS) & Handling Qualities Engineer supports air vehicle design, simulation, component test, and flight test activities through flight dynamics analysis, control law assessment, and handling qualities evaluation. This role executes CLAWS model development, simulation integration, and handling qualities assessment throughout development stages as part of the Flight Sciences team. The engineer collaborates regularly with the other groups in Supernal.

What you can do:

• Control Laws Development & Analysis
  • Review and assess flight control law behavior, control modes, gain schedules, and closed loop aircraft response
  • Use flight dynamics models and simulation results to evaluate stability, controllability, handling qualities, and aircraft response characteristics
  • Support analysis of stability augmentation, attitude hold, envelope protection, mode transition, and selected failure mode behavior
  • Document technical findings, risks, assumptions, and recommendations for design reviews and technical discussions
• Handling Qualities Evaluation
  • Support handling qualities evaluations using simulation results, pilot feedback, flight dynamics analysis, and applicable industry guidance
  • Assist in defining evaluation maneuvers, simulation cases, assessment criteria, and data review methods
  • Support pilot in the loop simulation activities to assess vehicle response, workload, controllability, and pilot vehicle interaction
  • Provide technical input to aircraft level design decisions influenced by handling qualities or pilot vehicle interaction
• Simulation, Verification and Test Support
  • Support the development, maintenance, and use of flight simulation environments for CLAWS and handling qualities evaluations
  • Review simulation model assumptions, control law integration, interfaces, and model fidelity for aircraft response assessment
  • Support requirement verification activities using analysis, simulation, ground test data, and flight test data
  • Assist with test planning, preflight simulation, and post test data review related to control law and handling qualities evaluations
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
  • Work with other groups in Supernal to support integrated aircraft level technical reviews
  • Support multidisciplinary trade studies where control law behavior, vehicle dynamics, or handling qualities affect aircraft design decisions
  • Perform additional duties as assigned in support of Flight Sciences and aircraft development activities

What you can contribute:

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, control systems engineering, or a related technical field required
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience
• Experience in flight dynamics, flight controls, control law analysis, handling qualities evaluation, aircraft simulation, or flight test support
• Experience using MATLAB/Simulink for modeling, simulation, control law integration, or dynamic system analysis
• Experience developing, using, or reviewing engineering simulation environments for aircraft, rotorcraft, powered lift aircraft, or other complex vehicle systems
• Experience with physics-based flight dynamics simulation tools such as FLIGHTLAB, or similar aircraft modeling and simulation tools
• Experience with real time simulation, pilot in the loop simulation, hardware in the loop testing, or integrated simulation environments preferred
• Familiarity with aircraft handling qualities,