Principal VMS/Fly--Wire Systems Engineer
Listed on 2026-09-16
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Test Engineer
Principal VMS/Fly-by-Wire Systems Engineer - Honda Research Institute USA
Job Number: P25 F19
Honda is on a mission to revolutionize freedom of mobility by building the next generation of mobility ecosystems, with Honda's hybrid-electric eVTOL aircraft at the core. Through this new mobility ecosystem, Honda aims to bring people the joy of expanding their life's potential.
San Luis Obispo, CA
The Principal VMS/Fly-by-Wire (FBW) Systems Engineer will lead the architecture, requirements, supplier development, integration, verification, and certification readiness of the safety-critical FBW system within Honda's Vehicle Management System (VMS). The role covers flight-control computers, sensors, actuator-control electronics, flight-control actuation, control-law integration, redundancy and fault management, and interfaces with avionics, hybrid-electric propulsion, electrical power, and other aircraft systems.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring model-based development of FBW logic, system integration and testing, and Python-based test automation. Reporting to the VMS Director, the engineer will serve as the onsite technical focal point for delivering a safe, certifiable, and high-performance FBW solution for Honda's next-generation hybrid-electric eVTOL aircraft.
Key Responsibilities FBW Architecture, Requirements and InterfacesLead the FBW system architecture, functional decomposition, requirements allocation, design baselines, and interface-control development for prototype and type-certification aircraft.
Define the physical and functional architecture for flight-control computers, sensors, actuator-control electronics, flight-control actuation, communication networks, and power interfaces.
Define redundancy, fault-containment, synchronization, cross-channel monitoring, command-selection/voting, health-monitoring, reversionary-mode, and degraded-operation requirements.
Manage FBW interfaces with control laws, avionics, hybrid-electric propulsion, electrical power, safety, flight-test, and other aircraft systems.
System Design and Supplier Technical ExecutionDevelop and integrate FBW control laws, mode/state logic, monitors, protections, actuator limits, and failure-management functions using model-based development methods and MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow.
Serve as the technical lead for supplier selection and execution for flight-control computers, remote electronics/actuator-control electronics, sensors, and actuation equipment.
Lead supplier requirements reviews, architecture and design reviews, deliverable acceptance, configuration-change evaluation, technical-risk management, and issue closure.
Ensure system performance, determinism, latency, robustness, environmental qualification, maintainability, and integration readiness meet aircraft-level objectives
Integration, Verification, Safety and CertificationDefine and lead FBW integration and requirements-based system testing across model-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, processor-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, laboratory, aircraft ground-test, and flight-test environments, including pass/fail criteria and failure-injection scenarios.
Develop and maintain Python-based automation for test stimulus generation, execution, data acquisition and analysis, regression testing, results reporting, and toolchain integration.
Support FHA, PSSA, SSA, FTA, FMEA, common-cause analyses, Development Assurance Level allocation, and verification of derived safety requirements.
Support certification planning and evidence, software and airborne electronic hardware SOI readiness, environmental qualification, conformity, and system review packages.
Technical Leadership and Program CoordinationAct as the onsite FBW technical focal point for architecture decisions, issue resolution, cross-functional dependencies, supplier coordination, and schedule/risk alignment.
Mentor engineers, facilitate technical trade studies, communicate status and risks to leadership, and support SRR, PDR, CDR, test-readiness, and certification reviews.
Minimum Qualifications & Minimum ExperienceBachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Master's degree in a relevant technical or engineering-management discipline is preferred.
Twelve or more years of aerospace flight-control, FBW, VMS, or other safety-critical aircraft-systems development experience.
Demonstrated experience…
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