Flight Control Systems Engineer

Bell Helicopter - Fort Worth, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Fort Worth, TX

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

We're more than aviation experts, we're pioneers. We challenge what's possible. From breaking the sound barrier to advanced tiltrotor systems. Today, Bell is shaping the future of aviation through specialized engineering. And we want you. We are developing the future of Army Aviation with the Bell V-280 Valor Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), part of the US Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) modernization effort, and a next generation stop-fold tilt-rotor as part of the DARPA SPRINT program. We are also developing the Bell 525 Relentless and designing upgrade kits for the legacy fleet.

Responsibilities

• Design and test flight control systems.
• Develop system architecture and manage system redundancy.
• Conduct fault management and crew alerting.
• Implement flight management and aircraft autonomy.
• Integrate and validate systems in various environments including desktop integrated labs and flight test aircraft.

Requirements

• Experience in embedded system development including system architecture design and requirements derivation.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements such as RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-178, and others.
• Experience with software development in embedded or real-time operating systems using Model Based Design techniques.
• Knowledge of hardware and software associated with Flight Control Systems and Avionics.
• Experience with System Safety Assessments and Failure Hazard Analysis.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degrees in relevant fields.
• Experience with MathWorks MATLAB / Simulink and Embedded Coder.

Benefits

• 9/80 work schedule allowing every other Friday off.
• 120 hours of vacation for new hires.
• 80 hours of Personal Time Off (PTO).
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Textron Relocation Assistance policy.