Primary Flight Control Designer (f/m)

Description

The company is hiring a Primary Flight Control Designer to work in its Flight Control System and Guidance department in Toulouse, France.

The role sits in the team building the Integrated Flight Control System programme.

The work covers high and low level design, specifications and system integration, with a focus on flight control safety, validation and certification.

Toulouse lies in southwest France and has an international airport. It sits between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, close to the Pyrenees, so outdoor activities are easy to reach.

Responsibilities

• Write specifications for primary flight computers in SCADE, a formal specification tool, and bring in flight control laws and Automatic Flight Systems.
• Set up and manage the interfaces between primary flight control computers and key avionics such as navigation, display and warnings.
• Help shape the tools, methods and specification rules used to design primary flight control computers.
• Draft requirements for simulation, laboratory and flight tests, and track their progress.
• Carry out safety analyses and prepare the technical evidence needed to show certification compliance.

Requirements

• You have proven experience designing flight control systems or engineering complex systems.
• You have a solid technical base in Matlab and Simulink.
• You have sound knowledge of aeronautics, overall aircraft design and advanced automation principles.
• You have experience defining test requirements, running system safety analyses and working on certification files.
• You can work at a negotiation level in English.
• You are aware of potential compliance risks and act with integrity.
• Strong advantage: experience with SCADE.
• Plus: proficiency in French, German or Spanish.

Conditions

Permanent contract based in Toulouse, France.

Entry level role, classified F11 under the French classification.

Flexible working arrangements are offered wherever possible.

The company is committed to diversity and welcomes applicants regardless of background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

The company never asks for any payment during recruitment.

Benefits

• Attractive salary, with success agreements and profit sharing schemes.
• Employee savings plan and a voluntary employee stock purchase plan.
• Extra days off for special occasions and an option to transfer holidays.
• A staff council running social, cultural and sport activities, plus other services.
• Complementary health cover including disability, invalidity and death benefits.
• Depending on the site: health services centre, concierge services, gym and a carpooling app.
• Upskilling with unlimited access to over 10,000 e-learning courses covering employability and certifications.
• Expert career paths, accelerated development programmes, and national and international mobility.
• If you are not a 100% match, the company offers customised development solutions to support your growth.