Sr. Aerospace Systems Dynamics and Control Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a Sr. Aerospace Systems Dynamics and Control Engineer for a 6-12 month contract job with a client in St. George, UT. This position can be onsite or remote. You will foster innovation and consistency by developing and being accountable for system-level control architectures and control law design. In cooperation with the Program Management team, you will lead the control logic formulation and implementation for technical development projects.

You will be responsible for the technical execution of the system controls for the program while also serving as the primary technical point of contact for clients regarding controls architecture. During the program, you will work in tandem with the Systems Engineers and Software Engineers to coordinate the development and architecting of control laws, Built-In Test Formation, decomposing system level requirements into lower level controls requirements for software implementation, selecting appropriate valves and electronics to the control design, dynamic transient modeling and analysis, and testing for tasks such as gains tuning and system verification and validation.

( The control architecture from end to end, understanding the objectives and constraints, built-in tests and controls, bounce protection, latencies, thermal management, etc.)

Rate Range: $60.00/hour to $75.00/hour;
The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Sr. Aerospace Systems Dynamics and Control Engineer job responsibilities include:

• Develop and be responsible for program's system control architecture and technical approach. This can include dynamic and transient thermal analysis, controls analysis, reliability analysis, testing, test analysis, and other accepted methods in aerospace for the development and verification and validation of controls.
• Experience with owning the control architecture end to end, being able to understand the objectives, the constraints, and know what that means for that. Built-in test design in a controls context is important. Looking for any bounce detection, false positives, latency.
• Identify and manage program's technical risks with regards to system controls.
• Serve as technical controls lead for programs, provide clear objectives that are measurable and attainable, and coordinate technical activities with internal resources (engineers across different functional groups including analysis, software, and electrical) and external resources (vendors, contractors).
• Work closely with the Systems Engineer and other engineering disciplines to optimize system design and ensure successful execution of development programs.
• Manage and account for technical requirements from the top down - traceability, decomposition, derivation, and verification & validation for transient performance, fault detection, and controls stability.
• Decompose high-level dynamic and controls requirements into lower-level specifications to internal functional groups, components, and suppliers as applicable.
• Researching and recommending investments or changes in technology, toolsets, procedures, equipment, systems, etc. to continually improve the discipline health and the Company's products and services.
• Communicate and collaborate with customers and suppliers as part of design development process.
• Review and approve documentation for transition from prototype to production.
• Provide engineering support to trouble shoot and diagnose non-performing products (RCCA, lessons learned, etc.).
• Work with software and integration engineers to implement, test, and debug control law algorithms

Desired

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5 to 10 years experience in aerospace engineering, designing, analyzing, testing, integrating, qualifying, and fielding products. Automotive experience would be acceptable. Any type of requirement coverage, traceability from system-level controls requirements, verification, validation of thermal management systems in those industries preferred.
• Working knowledge of key aerospace technical disciplines like requirements management, technical verification and validation methodologies, mechanical design, materials, modeling/documentation, structural analysis, thermal fluid sciences, electrical systems, system controls, embedded controls, development testing and analysis, qualification analysis and testing.
• Excellent interpersonal relationship building both internally and externally.
• Understanding of aerospace requirements management methodologies and processes - traceability, decomposition, derivation verification, and validation.
• Functional understanding of major aircraft systems: environmental control systems (required), power plant, electrical (required), hydraulics, controls, avionics, power generation, and structures.
• Experience with Vapor Cycle Systems (VCS) (required), Liquid Cooling Systems (LCS), and/or Air Cycle Systems (ACS)
• Expertise and experience in constructing physics based dynamic…