Engineer IV

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

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Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Engineer IV General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems. We have an exciting opportunity for a Flight Controls Engineer in San Diego, CA (Poway, CA) to join our Flight Technologies department. The department seeks guidance, navigation, and flight control (GNC) engineers who are proficient not only in control law design and analysis but also in the flight-critical software production. Work may focus on all phases of the aircraft life cycle including requirements development, clean-sheet design, software integration and validation, flight test planning and execution, analysis of flight data, and support for fielded systems. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Develop flight control and algorithm improvements based on engineering design principles. Utilize varying methodologies including classical controls, linear and non-linear modeling, air vehicle and mission simulation, and flight data analysis. - Ensure designs comply with system requirements, meet expectations based on legacy performance, and follow industry best practices. - Assess flying qualities, characterize aircraft performance changes, and highlight risk impacts due to aircraft system changes to substantiate airworthiness - Generate aircraft models in MATLAB and Simulink which include the flight mechanics, aerodynamic characteristics, mass properties, and flight control algorithms for purposes of simulation-based analysis - Derive flight control requirements based on desired system capability and/or customer feedback to inform algorithm and controller designs - Collaborate with other GA-ASI teams who integrate flight control algorithms into aircraft software, plan

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