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89 flight controller jobs at 20 companies in Irvine, CA

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Flight Controls Engineer
Poway or El Segundo or California
$116k-$209k/yr HybridFull Time
General Atomics
General Atomics: Designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft and nuclear technology systems.
8+ YOERequires senior-level engineering experience in flight control design, MATLAB/Simulink modeling, control theory, and embedded software verification; ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance and collaborate on multi-disciplinary aircraft development.
MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow, Python, C/C++, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
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Flight Sciences Engineer
Costa Mesa, California, United States
$166k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
4+ YOEBachelor's degree in aerospace/mechanical or related; 4+ years with airborne platforms in aerodynamic design, flight simulation, and flight testing; experience with CFD, MATLAB/Simulink, and C++; US person required for export-controlled access.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), MATLAB, Simulink, C++, Simulink Embedded Coder
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Flight Operations Engineer
El Segundo, California, United States
$120k-$180k/yr FieldFull Time
Icarus
Icarus: Builds solar-powered aircraft for stratospheric intelligence and connectivity.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 3+ years UAS/flight test or aircraft operations experience, proficiency with ground control station software and Linux, strong troubleshooting and communication skills.
Linux, GCS
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Flight Software Manager
Torrance, California, United States
$225k-$265k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Neros Technologies
Neros Technologies: Designs and manufactures American-made high-performance drones for defense.
Hands-on software manager experience leading teams; strong background in embedded, real-time, safety/mission-critical and flight-control software; familiarity with PX4/Betaflight/ArduPilot; track record shipping hardware-coupled systems and owning test/quality practices.
PX4, Betaflight, ArduPilot, CI/CD, SITL, HITL
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Experienced Design Engineer - Mechanical Flight Controls
Seal Beach, California, United States
$124k-$168k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Boeing
BoeingNYSE: BA: Designing and manufacturing commercial aircraft and defense systems.
5+ YOEB.S. in engineering (or equivalent), 5+ years in mechanical flight controls/aerospace, 2+ years using CATIA V5/ENOVIA/DELMIA, experience on commercial aircraft programs, U.S. Person required for export control.
CATIA V5, ENOVIA, DELMIA, Simulink, EASY5
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Senior Design Engineer - Mechanical Flight Controls
Seal Beach, California, United States
$153k-$207k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Boeing
BoeingNYSE: BA: Designs and manufactures aircraft, defense systems, and space technology.
9+ YOEBS in engineering or related field; 9+ years in mechanical flight controls; 3+ years CATIA V5/ENOVIA/DELMIA; 2+ years with commercial aircraft programs.
CATIA V5, ENOVIA, DELMIA, Simulink, EASY5, CAD/CAM
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Senior Flight Software Engineer
Playa Vista, California, United States
$140k-$178k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Inversion Space
Inversion Space: Building autonomous re-entry vehicles for global space-to-Earth cargo delivery.
5+ YOE5+ years software development; systems language Rust/C++/C; Linux; version control; CI/CD; onsite Playa Vista; strong problem solving.
Rust, C++, C, Linux, Python, Git, CI/CD
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Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer
Los Angeles or Washington or San Francisco or London
$160k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries: Develops advanced radar and sensing systems for modern defense.
10+ YOEBachelor's in CS/CE/Aerospace, 10+ years OOP software development, guidance algorithm and flight-dynamics experience, embedded real-time development (STM32, Jetson, AMD/Xilinx, Microblaze), hardware integration, Agile/CI practices, U.S. Person required.
ArduPilot, STM32, Linux, Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC, Microblaze, VHDL, git, Scrum, Continuous Integration, Test-Driven Development, DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD
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Senior GNC Engineer - Flight Controls & Autonomy
Los Angeles, California, United States
$151k-$204k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Hermeus
Hermeus: Develops high-speed and hypersonic aircraft for defense and transportation.
5+ YOESenior GNC engineer with 5+ years in flight controls, autonomy, and estimation; strong dynamics, modeling, and MATLAB/Simulink proficiency.
MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C++
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Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Support Specialist
Andrews AFB or Charleston AFB or Dover AFB or Dyess AFB or Fairchild AFB or Little Rock AFB or MacDill AFB or March ARB or McChord AFB or McConnell AFB
OnsiteFull Time
B3H
B3H: Provides professional services and technical support for defense agencies.
2+ YOE2+ years device support, EFB/MDM experience; high school diploma; associate degree preferred; ability to troubleshoot in controlled ops environment.
Mobile Device Management, EFB, OS updates, Audit logs
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Flight Sciences and Vehicle Controls Section Manager 2 (VMS)
El Segundo or Redondo Beach
$161k-$242k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
7+ YOEBachelor's +9 yrs or Master's +7 yrs in STEM, background in flight sciences and vehicle management systems, experience with subsonic/supersonic/hypersonic analysis, ability to obtain/maintain US Secret and SAP clearances, leadership and technical oversight experience.
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Sr. Principal Flight Control Actuation System (FCAS) Engineer
El Segundo, California, United States
$142k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Develops and manufactures advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems.
8+ YOEBachelor's or higher in STEM with extensive experience in avionics, integration, ICDs, requirements, and system checkout; ability to obtain Secret clearance; travel 20-25%.
MATLAB, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Requirements Management Tools
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Staff/Senior Staff Systems Engineer - Flight Controls
Irvine, California, United States
$159k-$239k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Woodward
WoodwardNASDAQ: WWD: Designs control solutions for aerospace and industrial markets.
10+ YOEAerospace electrical/controls systems experience, safety-critical architecture, requirements management, and technical leadership.
IBM DOORS, PTC CodeBeamer
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Sr. Contracts Admin - Military Flight Controls Division
Irvine, California, United States
$87k-$145k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Parker Hannifin
Parker HannifinNYSE: PH: Manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems.
6+ YOEBachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field; 6+ years contract management experience; knowledge of contract administration, export controls; certifications preferred (NCMA/IACCM).
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Senior GNC Engineer, Propulsive Controls
Redondo Beach, California, United States
$150k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Impulse Space
Impulse Space: Developing in-space transportation services and orbital transfer vehicles.
7+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering,7+ years propulsive vehicle control experience,proficiency in Matlab and C++,experience with flight control design,analysis,and mentorship.
Matlab, C++
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Guidance Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$110k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
K2 Space
K2 Space: Develops high-power satellite platforms for heavy-lift launch vehicles.
5+ YOESenior GNC engineer responsible for architecture, verification, and flight software for K2 satellites; strong background in control algorithms, simulations, and programming.
Python, Julia, C/C++, Matlab, 6-DOF simulation
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Head of Guidance, Navigation, and Control
Torrance, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Fortastra
Fortastra: Building autonomous maneuverable spacecraft for orbital asset security.
10+ YOE10+ years in spacecraft GN&C; lead technical teams; expertise in control, estimation, orbital mechanics; proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C/C++; embedded flight software experience.
MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C/C++
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GNC Engineer - Remote
United States or El Segundo
$134k-$201k/yr RemoteFull Time
KBR
KBRNYSE: KBR: Provides engineering, technology, and professional services for global markets.
10+ YOEBachelor's in engineering and 10+ years experience in GNC, orbital mechanics, control systems, flight software and real-time operations; U.S. citizenship required; TS/SCI clearance preferred.
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Senior Thermal Analysis Engineer
El Segundo or Washington or Huntsville
$140k-$179k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Varda Space Industries
Varda Space Industries: Develops in-orbit manufacturing platforms and reentry capsules for pharmaceuticals.
3+ YOE3+ years developing passive and active thermal control systems; proficiency with Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, and MATLAB; experience anchoring models to test/flight data and planning TVac testing.
Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, MATLAB
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V and V Engineer System Verification Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
$120k-$130k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy ServicesNational Stock Exchange of India: TCS: Global provider of IT services, consulting, and business solutions.
10+ YOE10+ years in aerospace embedded system/software testing, scripting for test automation, experience with flight controls/avionics, DO-178b/ARP-4754A knowledge, and tools like DOORS, SVN or MKS.
DOORS, SVN, MKS, A429, CAN, DO-178b, ARP-4754A
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