Shield AI
Senior Staff Engineer, Flight Control Actuation Systems (RX) (R5999)
Dallas, Texas · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 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.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizens only; must have an active Secret or higher clearance.
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; analyze actuator performance, dynamics, redundancy, and failure modes.
- Coordinate actuator integration with flight controls, vehicle management, power, thermal, and structural teams.
- Plan and execute qualification testing and lead design-maturity and qualification reviews at SRR, PDR, and CDR.
What they ask for
- U.S. citizenship and an active Secret or higher clearance.
- 8 to 15 years of flight-control actuation system design experience 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, actuator-control-law integration, aerospace hardware and suppliers, and relevant standards and reviews.
Nice to have
- Fighter or fighter-adjacent program experience, manned or unmanned.
- Unmanned or autonomous flight control experience, or experience with EMA or EHA control surface actuators.
Tools
MIL-HDBK-516, MIL-STD-810, EMA, EHA, SRR, PDR, CDR
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