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This role is central to shaping the control systems of next-generation air mobility vehicles and will directly impact the safety, performance, and reliability of our aircraft.\nThe ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, strong cross-functional collaboration skills, and proven experience with flight control systems in complex aerospace environments.\nResponsibilities\nDefine and manage Flight Control System (FCS) architecture, covering system-level design, redundancy, safety, and technology integration\nCollaborate with Flight Control Law teams to design, validate, and certify control laws\nLead ARP4754A-compliant requirements capture, allocation, and validation for FCS functions\nCoordinate and oversee suppliers, including technical negotiations, performance validation, and V&V activities\nWork with certification teams and regulators to develop and execute the FCS certification plan\nSupport safety processes through Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA), System Safety Assessments (SSA), and ARP4761 compliance\nEssential Skills\n5+ years of hands-on experience in at least one of the following areas: autopilot systems, fly-by-wire controls, or rotorcraft flight control systems\nDeep knowledge of ARP4754A with working familiarity in ARP4761, DO-178C, DO-254, and related aerospace standards\nProven experience in implementing certification plans in collaboration with certification engineer\nDesirable Skills\nExperience in eVTOL or drone development programs.\nExperience interacting with global regulators or contributing to industry standards (ASTM, RTCA, SAE).\nFamiliarity with model-based system engineering (MBSE) practices and tools.\nType of Employment\nPermanent Employee or Contract Employee\nProbationary period: 3~6 month\nPlace of Employment\nNagoya Airport Office: Nagoya Airport Terminal Building 2nd floor, Toyoba, Toyoyama-Cho, Nishikasugai, Aichi PrefectureMeasures to Prevent Secondhand Smoke: Smoking Room Provided\n\nScope of Change: Places determined by the Company (including places where telework is performed)\nWorking Hours\nFlextime or Discretionary labor systemIn the case of flextime: No core time\nDiscretionary Labor System: Specialized Class Deemed working hours per day: 10 hours\n\nBasic working hours: Start 9:00 End 18:00（Including 1hour break time）Overtime Work: Available\n\nHolidays\n115 days off per year（Saturday / Sundays / Newyear holidays（12/29～1/3） / Company designated holidays）\nAnnual paid leave\nRefresh leave (Granted after 1, 3, 4, 5 years of service)\nSalary\nEstimated Annual Salary: JPY 6,850,000- JPY 11,500,0000\nIncludes fixed overtime pay for 45 hours, amounting to JPY 197,680- JPY 331,997*Additional overtime pay will be provided for hours exceeding the fixed overtime.\n\nTo be determined based on skills, experience, and abilities\nExpenses\nCommuting allowance, business trip allowance, moving allowance, etc.\nRelocation Packages*There are some conditions.\n\nSocial Insurance\nHealth insurance\nEmployee pension (according to Japan standards)\nEmployment insurance\nWorker’s accident compensation insurance\nScope of Work Change\nReassignment may occur to any other work.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3314,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Health insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Transportation & Logistics","Smart Mobility","Aircraft Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-18T06:28:02Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":29,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.811,"p_room":0.36,"age_days":405,"expected_fill_days":229,"reasons":["conf:0","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-04T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/skydrive-flight-control-system-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/skydrive-flight-control-system-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-05T01:16:04Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1617,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3383,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-06T00:00:00Z"}}}