Flight Control System Engineer (all gender)

Flight Control System Engineer (all gender)

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About Ascendance Flight Technologies: At Ascendance we are building tomorrow’s hybrid‑electric aviation with ATEA, a unique vertical take‑off and landing (VTOL) aircraft powered by STERNA, our in‑house hybrid‑electric propulsion system. We focus on designing an innovative, safe, silent, clean and affordable aircraft that blends into existing infrastructures and regulations, easing deployment and maximizing social acceptance.

We are looking for a team member who will have a direct impact on very ambitious products, work close to hardware, and witness the results of hard work quickly. Join us on the future of aviation!

Your role

You will develop the fly‑by‑wire Flight Control System (FCS) of our aircraft ATEA, focusing on hardware and software related to the Flight Control System. Reporting to the Overall System Design Leader, you will ensure that the flight control software and architecture comply with certification, operational and performance requirements.

Main Responsibilities

• Master the current fly‑by‑wire FCS architecture and its evolutions.
• Design and develop the FCS software taking into account safety and performance requirements.
• Elaborate high‑level specifications and low‑level specifications.
• Secure interfaces with teams: Avionics, Software Integration, Hybrid Propulsion, etc.
• Define verification and validation procedures for the FCS software, from digital models to hardware‑in‑the-loop test benches (HIL).
• Verify and validate the FCS software up to the flight test campaign.

Qualifications & Profile

Job is ideal if you have a Swiss‑Army‑knife attitude toward technical challenges, are autonomous, proactive, and meet the mandatory qualifications:

• 8+ years of demonstrated expertise in aircraft or helicopter fault‑tolerant fly‑by‑wire architecture.
• 8+ years of proven design experience in fault detection and reconfiguration algorithms of multiple sensors, asynchronous processes management within redundant control computers, actuator health status algorithms and reconfiguration logic.
• Ability to analyze complex system interactions for nominal and failure cases.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink or SCADE.
• Experience in system development processes such as ARP‑4754A.

We prefer candidates who are sensitive to climate‑change impacts, can work autonomously in a startup environment, are solution‑oriented, a true team player, and passionate about new technology.

What We Offer

• Career booster: versatility, training opportunities, internal mobility.
• Health insurance.
• Restaurant tickets.
• Holiday pay bonus.
• Public transportation allowance.
• Teleworking policy.
• A flexible working environment.
• Company events.

Recruitment Process

• Application evaluation (CVs).
• Talent interview.
• Technical interview.
• Meet other Ascenders.
• Reference check.

Non‑discrimination and diversity are our priorities. AFT is open to hire personalities with their own differences.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology. Industry: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing.