Control Law Validation & Verification Engineer
$165k - $210k USD
What is JetZero?
Today’s aircraft contribute around 4% of global CO2 emissions, equivalent to the emissions of 200 million cars. This is only going to increase: Air travel is forecasted to double by 2050, while meaningful efficiency gains using current airplanes have hit a wall.
JetZero is developing a blended-wing body (BWB) aircraft. It uses up to 50% less fuel and will be built to accommodate zero-emission hydrogen propulsion. JetZero is the inevitable solution to sustainable air travel.
The JetZero team
We are experienced aerospace professionals and engineers, excited about the future. That future will only be possible if we share our vision and what it means to people’s lives: carbon-free flight that' is better for both passengers and airlines around the world.
What You'll Do:
Position Summary
JetZero is seeking an experienced Flight Control Laws Validation & Verification (V&V) Engineer to support the development, verification, and validation of advanced flight control laws for the BWB Demonstrator. This role emphasizes control law performance, robustness, and handling qualities verification, with opportunities to contribute directly to control law design, tuning, and refinement.
The ideal candidate combines strong fundamentals in aircraft dynamics and control systems with hands-on experience validating control laws across simulation, piloted environments, and flight test, particularly for unconventional or highly integrated aircraft configurations.
What You'll Do:
- Plan and execute validation and verification activities for flight control laws, including degraded modes.
- Develop and maintain control law–specific V&V plans, procedures, and success criteria aligned with program and flight test objectives.
- Perform requirements-based verification of control law performance, stability, handling qualities, and robustness.
- Execute verification using model-in-the-loop (MIL), software-in-the-loop (SIL), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and piloted simulation environments.
- Conduct time-domain and frequency-domain analyses, gain/phase margin assessments, and robustness evaluations.
- Support Monte Carlo and batch testing to assess control law sensitivity to uncertainties, failures, and environmental variations.
- Collaborate with control law designers to support design trades, tuning, and refinement, particularly during integration and test phases.
- Evaluate handling qualities and pilot-vehicle interaction, including participation in piloted simulations and simulator debriefs.
- Support failure cases, reversion logic, and envelope protection verification in coordination with systems and safety teams.
- Investigate anomalies identified during simulation, integration, or flight test; support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Prepare and review technical documentation, including verification reports, analysis summaries, and flight test readiness data.
- Support flight test planning and execution, including pre-flight analysis and post-flight data review related to control law performance.
What You Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 5–10 years of experience in flight control laws development, validation, or verification.
- Strong background in aircraft dynamics, control theory, and stability & control.
- Hands-on experience with control law V&V in simulation and/or flight test environments.
- Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink and model-based development workflows.
- Experience performing robustness, handling qualities, and performance assessments.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced development environment.
- Strong analytical, communication, and technical documentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with unconventional or novel aircraft configurations (e.g., BWB, tailless, highly integrated flight controls).
- Familiarity with handling qualities standards and guidance (e.g., MIL-STD-1797 or equivalent).
- Experience supporting piloted simulation labs or flight test campaigns.
- Exposure to certification-related control law verification and compliance documentation.
- Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or a related field.
Why Join JetZero
- Work on cutting-edge control laws for a clean-sheet, first-of-its-kind aircraft.
- Influence both control law design and verification on a rapid demonstrator program.
- Be part of a team redefining how advanced flight controls are developed and validated.
Compensation:
Our compensation package is a blend of base salary and equity options for eligible employees. The range for this role is $165,000 - $210,000. We consider a number of factors when presenting a final offer, including geography, internal equity and years of experience and expertise.
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- 10 paid holidays
- 401(k)
- Medical, Dental, Life insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Equity tax advisory services
- Supportive work culture
The Interview Process
We want our interview process to be a true reflection of our culture: transparent and collaborative. Throughout the interview process, your recruiter will guide you through the next steps and ensure you feel prepared every step of the way.
- Our First Chat: During this first conversation, you’ll meet with a recruiter or hiring team member to chat through your background, what you could bring to our team, what you are looking for in your next role, and who we are.
- The Hiring Manager Interview: You will meet with your potential future boss to really dive into the role, the team, expectations, and what success means at JetZero. This is your chance to really nerd out with someone in your field.
- The Panel: Learn more about the team, responsibilities, and workflows. You should be prepared to speak about past projects, how you collaborate and communicate with others, and how you live our values. Depending on the team and role you are interviewing for, you may meet with several teammates as well as cross-functional partners.
- The Executive Review: A chance to meet an executive and view JetZero from a different lens. Be prepared to ask well-thought-out questions about the company, culture, and more.
Depeneding on the position you are interviewing for, there may also be a Take Home Exercise as part of the interview proccess. Our assessments seek to test the hard skills required to do the job. Your recruiter will inform you of which assessment you will be assigned and ensure you are fully prepared for your big day.
JetZero does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.
At JetZero, we value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer by choice. We consider all qualified applicants equally for employment & do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws, ordinance, or regulation.