Flight Control Systems Engineer
@ Textron

Fort Worth, Texas, United States
$120,000
On Site
Full-time / Standard
Posted 17 hours ago

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About the Role

At Textron, we are pioneering the future of aviation with our cutting-edge flight control systems. As a Flight Control Systems Engineer, you will contribute to designing and testing advanced systems for aircraft including modern tilt-rotor and future vertical lift technologies.

What You Will Be Doing

You will be involved in:

  • Designing and testing flight control systems for various advanced aircraft projects.
  • Developing system architectures and integrating hardware and software components.
  • Ensuring compliance with both commercial and military regulatory standards.
  • Implementing embedded system solutions using RTOS and Model Based Design tools like MATLAB/Simulink.
  • Conducting system safety assessments, failure hazard analysis, and designing test plans.

Skills You Bring To this Role

Relevant experience in embedded system development including:

  • System architecture design and requirement derivation
  • Experience with industry standards such as RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810, and others
  • Embedded software development in real-time environments
  • Knowledge of flight control systems, avionics, and associated hardware/software
  • Familiarity with system integration and test in both lab and flight test environments

Qualifications & Benefits

A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or Computer Science is required. Advanced degrees are valued. Candidates must have a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

Benefits include:

  • 9/80 work schedule with alternate Fridays off
  • 120 hours of vacation at hire
  • 80 hours of PTO
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Relocation assistance for qualifying candidates

Key skills/competency

embedded, system architecture, RTOS, MATLAB, flight control, avionics, safety, integration, test, certification

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How to Get Hired at Textron

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Research Textron's culture: Understand their history and innovation in aviation.
  • Customize your resume: Highlight embedded systems and regulatory experience.
  • Prepare technical examples: Detail past flight control and system integration projects.
  • Practice interview scenarios: Focus on system design and safety testing.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review MATLAB/Simulink tutorials.
Study RTOS and embedded C programming.
Practice system integration case studies.
Review relevant aviation standards documentation.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a complex system design challenge.
Explain teamwork in technical project execution.
Discuss decision-making under tight deadlines.
Share a time you solved safety concerns.

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