Senior Staff Engineer, Flight Control Actuation Systems - Ranger (R6327) is open at Shield AI in Seattle, Washington. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $235K. Posted on Oct 28, 2026, and still on Shield AI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will take full technical ownership of flight control actuation system design for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft. You will work from first principles to define requirements, resolve actuator and integration trades, and drive qualified flight-control actuation hardware from design through production support. This position requires a balance of technical rigor, rapid decision-making, and…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Shield AI’s careers page.
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