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      <Title>Senior Staff Engineer, Flight Controls - X-BAT</Title>
      <Description><![CDATA[<p>In this role, you will own the flight control system for XBAT, with responsibility for delivering stable, predictable, and operationally robust performance across all phases of flight.</p>
<p>Design and deliver the flight control system across all phases of flight including control allocation strategies that manage actuator redundancy, saturation, and degraded operations.</p>
<p>Lead development of high-fidelity 6DOF simulation environments and ensure accurate pre-flight performance predictions.</p>
<p>Define and execute the verification strategy, including linear analysis, Monte Carlo campaigns, disturbance/sensitivity/degraded operation testing, and HIL validation.</p>
<p>Diagnose and resolve simulation-to-flight mismatches, including unidentified dynamics and modeling gaps.</p>
<p>Support flight test operations, making risk-informed decisions and driving rapid iteration between flights.</p>
<p>Integrate control systems with propulsion, aero, actuation, sensors, state estimation, and autonomy, ensuring the vehicle behaves predictably under real-world disturbances and uncertainties.</p>
<p>Mentor and guide engineers while setting the technical standard for control system performance and rigor.</p>
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      <Jobtype>full-time</Jobtype>
      <Experiencelevel>senior</Experiencelevel>
      <Workarrangement>onsite</Workarrangement>
      <Salaryrange>$220,000 - $340,000 a year</Salaryrange>
      <Skills>flight controls, GNC, control allocation design, nonlinear systems, C++, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, VTOL, transition aircraft, autonomous systems, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, HIL, Linux-based development workflows</Skills>
      <Category>Engineering</Category>
      <Industry>Technology</Industry>
      <Employername>Shield AI</Employername>
      <Employerlogo>https://logos.yubhub.co/shield.ai.png</Employerlogo>
      <Employerdescription>Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company founded in 2015, developing intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians.</Employerdescription>
      <Employerwebsite>https://www.shield.ai</Employerwebsite>
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      <Applyto>https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/71278ad9-359f-48dd-bad4-fc63ab6b9f1d</Applyto>
      <Location>Dallas</Location>
      <Country></Country>
      <Postedate>2026-04-17</Postedate>
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