Section Lead - Flight Control System Functions

About Heart Aerospace

Heart’s mission is to create the fastest, most affordable, and sustainable mode of transport for regional travel. Our goal is to serve the market in every corner of the world.

Our first aircraft is the ES-19, a nineteen-passenger airliner with an operating range of 400 km. The ES-19 is a fully electric aircraft, and our goal is to have the aircraft certified for commercial operation by 2026.

Your place of work will be at our main office and hangar facility. This is located at Säve Airport in Gothenburg, Sweden. Relocation assistance can be provided. At Heart you’ll be working at the cutting edge of technology while contributing towards a sustainable future. We offer stock options to all our employees and a challenging and inspiring work environment.

We seek experienced and skilled professionals to join our small, fast moving team developing a new electric aircraft in Sweden. We’re in a very expansive phase and now is the time to join our team. Come help us write a new chapter in the history of aviation together.

Role Overview

The Section Lead is a principal engineer level position, and reports to the Head of Flight Control Systems. The Section Lead has responsibility for the Flight Control System Functions.

You will be responsible for providing technical leadership of the section team. As a team leader, you will also assist with organizing the section.

You will also represent the section at program/technical reviews as well as customer/supplier meetings, ensuring the engineering definition meets all stakeholder requirements. You will also ensure adherence to all engineering processes/standards, and participate in design reviews to meet certification, cost, and schedule goals.
Qualifications & Experience

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BS or MS in engineering (Aerospace/Aeronautics/Controls/Electrical)

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Minimum 15 years experience in aircraft flight control and auto-flight systems and control functions

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Experience with flight control system design, including aircraft control and safety monitoring functions (ATA27)

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Experience with aircraft Flight Control System certification (EASA/FAA Part 23 or 25)

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Working knowledge of Airborne software, control law design, and development assurance processes (RTCA DO-178 & 254)

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Practical experience in a test rig, iron-bird, aircraft ground and flight tests environments: Instrumentation and data acquisition; LabView programming; Flight Control System testing at system and aircraft level

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Knowledge of flight handling qualities, flight envelops, and structural limitations. Practical experience with control system and safety monitor requirements, modelling, simulation, analysis, design, and implementation of control system functions. Linear and non-linear model development, open-loop and closed-loop system analysis for optimization, model-based requirements development using MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent tools, and validation and verification by means of test cases and results analyses.

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Excellent verbal & written communication skills in English.

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Eagerness to work with others.

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Passion for aircraft and Heart’s mission.


The ideal candidate would have

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Experience working in an aerospace start-up environment.

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Working knowledge of systems engineering principles for safety critical systems (SAE ARP 4754/4761)

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A pilot’s license



At Heart Aerospace, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We are growing and there will be plenty of opportunities for development and taking on other responsibilities.

Heart is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working at Heart Aerospace is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world more accessible and sustainable.