Staff Controls Engineer, Wisk
$179.5-211.2k
+ annual bonus + patent bonus program
3+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)
Autonomous air taxis & self-flying eVTOL aircrafts
Job no longer available
Autonomous air taxis & self-flying eVTOL aircrafts
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$179.5-211.2k
+ annual bonus + patent bonus program
3+ days a week in office (Mountain View, CA)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To deliver safe, everyday flight for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- B.S. or M.S. in Aeronautical/Aerospace or Mechanical/Electrical Engineering with at least 8 years of industry experience
- You have previously worked on a GNC team and have strong knowledge control theory
- You have hands-on experience creating control laws algorithms, and have developed strong MATLAB programming & Simulink modeling skills
- You have a deep and applied knowledge of fixed wing and rotorcraft aerodynamics and aircraft flight dynamics
- You have a strong simulation background for testing your control laws in a 6DOF environment
- You have led teams that achieved certification of their control laws
- You are familiar with Subpart B certification rules and means of compliance
- You have experience in the following areas:
- Designing robust control and allocation algorithms
- Analyzing state estimation and sensor outputs (accelerometers, gyros, magnetometer, GPS, pressure transducers, etc.)
- Writing software requirements for controls algorithms
- Using simulation for aiding certification of control systems
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Staff Controls Engineer to join our Control Laws Development Team Team
- The goal of this team at Wisk is to design, implement and analyze controls algorithms, state estimation methods, and self-flying autonomous software
- You will model and create software that runs on prototype and full scale airplanes, as well as ultimately supporting the flight tests of those new algorithms
- Additionally, you will be part of the Aircraft IPT organization, which is responsible for developing and delivering a safe autonomous flight vehicle by following standard aviation certification processes, performing rigorous testing and utilizing formal controls analysis techniques
- This is a hybrid work opportunity. At Wisk, this means working onsite at our Mountain View office 3 days per week with flexibility for the remainder of the days
- You will take part in developing flight software models and improving existing models within the Control Laws Development Team
- As part of the Aircraft IPT, you will support such groups as the Aerodynamics, Structures, Stability & Control, and Vehicle Management Software Teams
- You will support problem solving activities following flight tests on our Subscale prototype vehicle, in which you will improve control law algorithms after reviewing the flight test data
- You will help coordinate analysis activities to support verification of design requirements for satisfying software certification objectives
- You will take part in developing new GNC tools using software best practices in MATLAB/Simulink
- In some areas, you will be working closely with the Model-Based Design Team, contributing to software development and verification activities for developing high-integrity software
- As a Senior Staff Controls Engineer, you will help develop new GNC tools using software best practices in MATLAB & Simulink
- You will support SIL/HIL and flight test operations activities in debugging anomalies and issues
- You will run closed-loop simulations within the flight physics simulation engine, and improve software design models after analyzing the logged results
- You will obtain a high level of familiarity with our vehicle’s avionics, software architecture, mode & controller algorithms, and the team’s analysis tools
Our take
Wisk is the developer of the first autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing air taxi. Its 4-passenger vehicles are powered by the company's autonomy platform that leverages decision-making logic software to allow the taxis to operate safely and autonomously.
The team at Wisk has been working on this flagship project since 2010, having developed multiple generations of aircraft and conducted over 1,750 test flights. It is now on its Generation 6 model that boasts improvements to configuration and a larger passenger cabin compared to its predecessors.
In 2023, Wisk became a fully-owned subsidiary of Boeing. It still operates as a separate entity, but this collaboration gives the company access to the air travel giant's development, testing, and certification expertise. On top of this, in 2024 Wisk acquired Verocel, a software verification and validation company, a move which will play a key role in getting its air taxis certified.
Steph
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2022
$450m
LATE VC
Total funding: $450m
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Sebastien Vigneron
(CEO)Sebastien joined Wisk in 2021 as a Senior Director of Engineering, they then moved into the role of Senior VP of Engineering & Programs later that same year before moving into the role of CEO in 2025.
Tyler Painter
(CFO & COO)Prior to joining Wisk in 2022, Tyler spent 6 years at Surf Air Mobility as a Strategic & Financial Advisor. They also served as the CFO at Fair.com and as COO/CFO at TerraVia Holdings.
Jim Tighe
(CTO)Prior to joining Wisk in 2014, Jim was a Chief Aerodynamicist at Scaled Composites and an Aerodynamics Engineer at Boeing.
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