26 flight controller jobs at 6 companies in Encinitas, CA
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Flight Controls Engineer
Poway, California, United States
$98k-$171k/yrHybridFull Time
General Atomics: Designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft and nuclear technology systems.
6+ YOEDesign and analyze flight control laws, develop algorithms and aircraft models in MATLAB/Simulink, support software integration, flight test, and flight data analysis. Requires engineering degree plus progressive experience and ability to obtain DoD clearance; US citizenship required.
General Atomics: Designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft and nuclear technology systems.
0+ YOEBachelor's in engineering (or equivalent experience); coding in C/C++ and MATLAB; ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance; entry-level (0–2 yrs) experience; Simulink and Python experience preferred.
Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems-Flight Test (R5203)
Dallas or San Diego or Newton
$112k-$169k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Shield AI: Develops autonomous flight software and unmanned aircraft for defense.
5+ YOEB.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 5+ years designing environmental control/liquid cooling/thermal systems, strong CAD (NX), Simscape/Amesim proficiency, supplier management, system analysis, and flight test support experience.
Engineer or Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control
San Diego, California, United States
$92k-$138k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Develops and manufactures advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems.
2+ YOESTEM degree, ability to obtain US security clearance, 2+ years experience (Engineer) or 5+ (Principal), proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, Python, flight control and flight test experience preferred.
Guidance Navigation Control Engineer Level 2 or Level 3
San Diego, California, United States
$92k-$171k/yrHybridFull Time
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
2+ YOESTEM degree required, 2+ years experience (Engineer) or 5+ years (Principal); proficiency with Matlab/Simulink, knowledge of C/C++ and Python, flight control/flight sciences experience, ability to obtain/maintain U.S. Secret clearance.
Natilus: Manufactures fuel-efficient blended-wing-body cargo and passenger aircraft.
7+ YOEMinimum 7 years design engineering experience; BS in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent experience); expertise in aircraft load paths, bolted/bonded joints, flight control kinematics; proficiency with NX, CATIA, or SolidWorks.
El Segundo or Los Angeles or Washington or San Francisco or San Diego or Seattle or London
$130k-$160k/yrOnsiteFull Time
CHAOS Industries: Develops advanced radar and sensing systems for modern defense.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering or CS, 3+ years I&T or embedded systems experience, hands-on prototype hardware skills, experience with embedded subsystems (GPS, telemetry, flight controllers), Python/C/C++, test automation, and protocol familiarity (MAVLink, CAN, UART, SPI, I2C).