Senior UAV Actuation Systems Engineer

Shield; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in the defense-tech sector is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer (L4/L5) to take full technical ownership of actuation systems for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft. You will define requirements, perform first-principles design, and drive the architecture from concept through integration and production.

In this accelerated aircraft development environment, you will balance technical rigor with rapid decision-making, delivering meaningful capability to operators while ensuring robust,

Qualifications

• Senior Staff Engineer (L4/L5) responsible for actuation systems architecture and integration.
• Define requirements and drive design decisions from first principles.
• Transition concepts to production in an accelerated aircraft program.

Responsibilities

• Take full technical ownership of actuation systems.
• Define requirements and drive detailed design through to production.
• Work in an accelerated aircraft development environment to deliver capability to operators.

Skills

Actuation systems

Systems architecture

Aerospace engineering

Hands-on engineering

Design for production

Job description

Shield AI in the defense-tech sector is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer (L4/L5) to take full technical ownership of actuation systems for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft. You will define requirements, perform first-principles design, and drive the architecture from concept through integration and production.

In this accelerated aircraft development environment, you will balance technical rigor with rapid decision-making, delivering meaningful capability to operators while ensuring robust,