Primary Flight Control System Designer (m/f)

Description

The Flight Control & Guidance Systems department in Toulouse, France is hiring a Primary Flight Control System Designer.

You will join a group of roughly 20 people who develop and design the primary flight control computers, from early specification through to validation.

The work centres on IFCS (Integrated Flight Control System), the next generation of flight control computer for the aircraft family.

Toulouse is known as the world's aeronautics capital and a European centre for space research. It is a lively city in southwest France with an international airport, lying between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic and near the Pyrenees, so outdoor activities are easy to reach.

Responsibilities

• Help specify the primary flight control computers and integrate flight control laws into them, using formal tools such as SCADE.
• Define or track the interfaces between the primary flight control computers and other avionics systems.
• Help set up the tools, methods and specification rules used for these computers.
• Write test requirements for simulation, laboratory and flight testing, and track their progress.
• Take part in the safety analysis of the primary flight control system.
• Produce the technical evidence needed for certification.
• Write the specification documents for the primary flight control computers.

Requirements

• Prior experience in flight control systems and/or system design is required.
• Working knowledge of system engineering methods, aircraft flight control systems and avionics equipment, and overall computing and communication.
• Ability to convince, justify and influence others through clear communication.
• Languages: French at intermediate level at minimum, and English at negotiation level.
• Advantage: some knowledge of project management.

Conditions

Permanent contract, professional experience level, job family Vehicle Mission & Control, classe F12 (France).

Based in Toulouse, France.

The company is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Benefits

• Attractive salary, success-based bonuses and profit sharing, an employee savings plan and a voluntary employee share purchase plan.
• Extra days off for special occasions and the option to transfer holiday days.
• Staff council offering social, cultural and sports activities and other services.
• Complementary health cover including disability, invalidity and death benefits.
• Depending on the site: health centre, concierge services, gym and carpooling app.
• Unlimited access to +10,000 e-learning courses covering skills, certifications, expert career paths, accelerated programmes, and national and international mobility.
• Flexible working arrangements wherever possible.
• If you are not a 100% match, the company offers customised development solutions to support your growth.