Head - Flight Mechanics & Control

14 years

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Job Description

Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Work Type: Full Time
Job Responsibilities :

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of flight mechanics and control engineers
  • Collaborate with other departments, such as aerodynamics,
structures, and systems engineering.
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring on-time and
on-budget delivery
  • Set performance goals and provide regular feedback
  • Manage the team's budget and resources
  • Developing project plans, setting goals and milestones, and
allocating resources effectively.
  • Assigning tasks to team members, monitoring progress, and
ensuring tasks are completed on time and within scope.
  • Develop mathematical models for aircraft flight dynamics of
fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and hybrid platforms.
  • Design and optimize flight control laws including autopilot control
laws and stability augmentation systems.
  • Analyze and evaluate aircraft stability, controllability, and
aerodynamic performance under various conditions.
  • Create high-fidelity simulations for the aircraft systems.
  • Simulate mission scenarios to validate aircraft performance and
mission feasibility.
  • Develop software-in-the-loop (SIL) test facilities.
  • Design, build, and test of Systems Integration Labs for systems
integration, software, and hardware-in-the-loop testing of Flight
Control, Avionics, Electrical, and Actuation Systems including Fly-By-Wire Flight Control Systems

Tech Skills Required :
Provide expert guidance on flight mechanics, control theory, and aerospace engineering principles.
 Experience in full lifecycle development including system requirements, design, system-level integration, validation, and verification  Familiar with safety critical development including ARP4754, DO-178B/C and DO-254 or equivalent stringent process requirements and regulatory frame works of FAA/EASA/DGCA.
Strong understanding of flight dynamics, kinematics, and control
theory.  Hands-on experience with flight control system element design, testing and tuning.  Good understanding of linear and nonlinear systems  Expertise in handling reliable flight control sensors, inceptors,  Strong oral and written communication skills to work with both technical and non-technical team members  Demonstrated experience understanding aircraft missions and translating these into system use cases and requirements for the development of flight controls systems.  Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills  Knowledge in basic Physics, Mechanical Mechanisms, Electric power train and Electronic Circuits

Preferred Qualification & Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace / Aeronautical / Mechanical / Electrical / Instrumentation Engineering or related field and 14+ years of experience leading the architecture, design, and integration of military and commercial flight controls systems which include hardware, software and actuators Or
  • Master's Degree in Aerospace / Aeronautical / Mechanical /
Electrical / Instrumentation Engineering or related field and 12+
years of experience leading the architecture, design, and integration of military and commercial flight controls systems which include hardware, software and actuators Or
  • PhD in Aerospace / Aeronautical / Mechanical / Electrical /
Instrumentation Engineering or related field and 10+ years of
experience leading the architecture, design, and integration of military and commercial flight controls systems which include hardware, software and actuators

Location : Chennai

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