Shield AI
Flight Controls Engineer (R4815)
Dallas, Texas$220k–$340kfull time employeemidAdded today
About this role
Shield AI seeks a Flight Controls Engineer to design and maintain the flight control system for the X-BAT aircraft, ensuring stable and reliable performance across all flight phases from vertical takeoff through precision landing.
What you'll do
- Develop and validate flight control algorithms for vertical takeoff, hover, and transition phases
- Ensure stable and predictable aircraft behavior during wing-borne flight operations
- Design precision recovery and landing control systems
- Conduct flight testing and performance analysis across all flight regimes
- Collaborate with autonomy and avionics teams to integrate control systems
- Document and maintain flight control specifications and performance metrics
What they're looking for
- Flight control systems design and implementation
- Aircraft dynamics and control theory
- VTOL or tiltrotor aircraft experience
- Real-time embedded systems programming
- MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent modeling tools
- Flight testing and data analysis
- Systems integration and validation
- Control system tuning and optimization
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Shield AI
Shield AI develops autonomous defense aircraft platforms, including systems like the V-BAT, requiring sophisticated hardware integration and testing. The company is hiring mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, and supplier development specialists to design aircraft systems, develop test solutions, and manage aerospace supply chains.
View all jobs at Shield AILikely interview questions
- Describe your experience designing flight control systems for aircraft with multiple flight phases or VTOL capability.
- How would you approach stabilizing an aircraft during the transition from hover to wing-borne flight?