Senior Staff Engineer, Flight Control Actuation Systems (RX) (R5999)

Required

• Clearance required: US Citizens Only & Must have an Active Secret or higher clearance.
• 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.
• Hardware and Supplier Execution: Proven track record sourcing COTS/custom aerospace components, driving suppliers to schedule, and assembling benchtop or vehicle-level test setups.
• Autonomy: Demonstrated ability to self-direct, prioritize technical tasks without oversight, and deliver functional hardware under tight timelines.
• Dynamic Performance: Demonstrated experience with actuator dynamic performance analysis, including bandwidth, response, stability margins, failure mode analysis, and redundancy analysis.
• Integration: Experience coordinating with flight controls and VMS engineers on actuator-control law integration.
• Standards and Reviews: Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516 and MIL-STD-810 as applied to flight control actuation, and experience supporting SRR, PDR, and CDR on a DoD or fighter-class aircraft program.