Shield AI
Senior Staff Engineer, Flight Control Actuation Systems (RX) (R5999)
$174K–$261K
Dallas, Texas +1 · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
Washington, D.C. - 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; design and analyze actuator performance, redundancy, and failure modes.
- Coordinate actuator integration with flight controls, vehicle management, power, thermal, and structures teams.
- Plan and execute qualification testing, mature hardware, and lead design and qualification reviews.
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 in actuator dynamic performance analysis, flight-controls/VMS integration, aerospace supplier execution, and supporting SRR, PDR, and CDR on a DoD or fighter-class aircraft program.
Nice to have
- Fighter or fighter-adjacent program experience; unmanned or autonomous flight-control experience.
- Experience with EMA or EHA control surface actuators.
Pay
USD 173,760–260,640 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
MIL-HDBK-516, MIL-STD-810, EMA, EHA
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