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      <Title>Staff Engineer, Flight Control - X-BAT</Title>
      <Description><![CDATA[<p>In this role, you will contribute to the flight control system for XBAT, with responsibility for delivering stable, predictable, and operationally robust performance across all phases of flight.</p>
<p>Key responsibilities include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Design and implement flight control laws and supporting logic across multiple flight regimes.</li>
<li>Build and mature high-fidelity 6DOF simulation environments used for control development and ensure accurate pre-flight performance predictions.</li>
<li>Execute verification activities, including linear analysis, Monte Carlo campaigns, disturbance/sensitivity/degraded operation testing, and HIL validation.</li>
<li>Diagnose and resolve simulation-to-test mismatches, including unidentified dynamics and modeling gaps.</li>
<li>Support flight test operations and contribute to rapid iteration between flights.</li>
<li>Work closely with propulsion, aero, actuation, sensors, state estimation, and autonomy teams to ensure accurate integrated system performance in the 6DOF simulation environment.</li>
<li>Mentor, teach, and up-skill younger engineers.</li>
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<p>Required qualifications include 6+ years of experience in flight controls/GNC on real flight vehicles, with demonstrated contributions from design through test.</p>
<p>Preferred qualifications include autonomous systems or missile/UAV GNC background, familiarity with sensor and air data systems, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevSecOps practices.</p>
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      <Jobtype>full-time</Jobtype>
      <Experiencelevel>staff</Experiencelevel>
      <Workarrangement>onsite</Workarrangement>
      <Salaryrange>$180,000 - $280,000 a year</Salaryrange>
      <Skills>flight controls, GNC, vehicle modeling and simulation, control law design, control allocation, guidance and autonomy integration, verification and validation, C++, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, autonomous systems, sensor and air data systems, CI/CD pipelines, modern DevSecOps practices</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 for military and civilian use.</Employerdescription>
      <Employerwebsite>https://www.shield.ai</Employerwebsite>
      <Compensationcurrency></Compensationcurrency>
      <Compensationmin></Compensationmin>
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      <Applyto>https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/86bbc19b-138b-4974-b27a-ad488230669e</Applyto>
      <Location>Dallas</Location>
      <Country></Country>
      <Postedate>2026-04-17</Postedate>
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