Shield AI
Senior Staff Engineer, Flight Control Actuation Systems - Ranger (R6327)
$200K–$310K
Seattle, Washington · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 18, 2026
- Experience
- 8 to 15 years in flight control actuation system design on fixed-wing aircraft.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Own the design, integration, qualification, and production support of flight-control actuation systems for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft.
What you'll do
- Define FCAS requirements and verification traceability; design and analyze actuator performance and integration.
- Coordinate actuation interfaces with flight controls, vehicle management, power, thermal, and structural teams.
- Plan and execute qualification testing, mature hardware, and lead design and qualification reviews.
What they ask for
- 8 to 15 years in flight control actuation system design on fixed-wing aircraft.
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience with actuator dynamic performance analysis and flight-controls/VMS integration.
- Supplier and hardware execution experience, plus familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516 and MIL-STD-810 and support for SRR, PDR, and CDR on a DoD or fighter-class aircraft program.
Nice to have
- Prior fighter or fighter-adjacent program experience; unmanned or autonomous flight control experience.
- Experience with EMA or EHA control surface actuators; Secret clearance eligible.
Pay
USD 200,000–310,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
MIL-HDBK-516, MIL-STD-810, EMA, EHA
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