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Develop and mature system layouts and installation concepts for actuators, mechanisms, linkages, brackets, mounting provisions, and associated hardware within vehicle packaging constraints.
Own detailed CAD design of actuated systems hardware from concept through drawing release, including load paths, materials, interfaces, GD&T, and tolerance stack-ups.
Perform actuator sizing, kinematic layout, and installation analysis for flight control surfaces, bay doors, and other airframe mechanisms.
Perform hand calculations and basic FEA to substantiate brackets, mounts, linkages, and mechanical installation hardware.
Define and resolve installation interfaces with structures, EWIS, EPS, thermal management, and adjacent systems.

Requirements

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
M.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Nice to have: aircraft flight control actuation

Skills

mechanical design kinematics

Staff Engineer, Aircraft Thermal Systems (RX)

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Nov 9, 2026

Open

Dallas, Texas, United States
Full-time · Staff
7–12 years

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As a Staff (L4) Aircraft Thermal Systems Engineer, you will take full technical ownership of thermal analysis, design, and vehicle integration for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft.

Compensation

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Requirements

B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
related technical discipline
Nice to have: high-altitude aircraft thermal management
Nice to have: thermal and fluid system testing

Skills

aerospace thermal engineering thermodynamics heat transfer fluid dynamics first-principles hand calculations finite-difference methods CFD FloEFD STAR-CCM+Thermal Desktop

Senior Staff Engineer, Environmental Control Systems

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Nov 9, 2026

Open

Dallas, Texas, United States
Full-time · Senior
8–15 years

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Lead the design, analysis, and integration of Environmental Control Systems for a dedicated special access program, managing architecture, trade studies, vendor sourcing, testing, and flight‑test validation.

Compensation

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Responsibilities

Lead ECS architecture definition and trade studies
Design and analyze vehicle air inlets, scoops, ducting networks, and ram‑air cooling circuits
Perform thermodynamic and heat transfer calculations and 1D fluid‑thermal network modeling
Author technical specifications and statements of work for ECS hardware
Evaluate vendors and drive supplier technical execution

Requirements

B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Nice to have: MIL‑STD‑810
Nice to have: MIL‑HDBK‑310
Nice to have: RTCA DO‑160

Skills

Thermodynamics Fluid dynamics Heat transfer 1D system modeling Amesim

Staff Engineer, Actuated Systems - Ranger (R6347)

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Oct 28, 2026

Open

Seattle, Washington, United States
Full-time · Staff
5–12 years

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As a Staff (L4) Actuated Systems Engineer, you will take hands-on technical ownership of the mechanical design, layout, and integration of actuation systems for flight control surfaces, bay doors, and other airframe mechanisms on a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft.

Compensation

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Responsibilities

Develop and mature system layouts and installation concepts for actuators, mechanisms, linkages, brackets, mounting provisions, and associated hardware within vehicle packaging constraints.
Own detailed CAD design of actuated systems hardware from concept through drawing release, including load paths, materials, interfaces, GD&T, and tolerance stack-ups.
Perform actuator sizing, kinematic layout, and installation analysis for flight control surfaces, bay doors, and other airframe mechanisms.
Perform hand calculations and basic FEA to substantiate brackets, mounts, linkages, and mechanical installation hardware.
Define and resolve installation interfaces with structures, EWIS, EPS, thermal management, and adjacent systems, including routing, clearances, and maintainability provisions.

Requirements

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
M.S. in Aerospace Engineering
related technical discipline

Skills

mechanical systems design experience

Staff Engineer, Landing Gear Systems - Ranger (R6294)

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Oct 28, 2026

Open

Seattle, Washington, United States
Full-time · Senior
7–12 years

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Lead the design, analysis, and integration of landing gear systems for a new UAV platform.

Compensation

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Responsibilities

Define landing gear architecture and trade studies
Own CAD design lifecycle
Perform structural and dynamic sizing calculations
Size and select subsystems
Manage component sourcing and vendors

Requirements

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
M.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Nice to have: UAV landing systems

Skills

mechanism design landing gear systems structural analysis classical solid mechanics kinematics dynamics fatigue analysis

Staff Engineer, Landing Gear Systems (RX) (R5372)

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Nov 9, 2026

Open

Dallas, Texas, United States
Full-time · Staff
7–12 years

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As a Staff (L4) or Senior Staff (L5) Landing Gear Engineer, you will take full technical ownership of the landing gear architecture, kinematic mechanism design, structural analysis, and vehicle integration for a dedicated special access program.

Compensation

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Responsibilities

Lead landing gear architecture definition and trade studies (e.g., electro-mechanical vs. hydro-mechanical actuation, fixed vs. retractable kinematics, stowage packaging) to meet vehicle mass, volume, and ground handling requirements.
Own the full CAD design lifecycle from initial concept through drawing release, including complex linkage kinematics, clearance envelopes, structural load paths, material selection, and rigorous tolerance stack-ups.
Perform first-principles classical stress and fatigue hand calculations, backed by finite element analysis (linear/non-linear, modal, buckling) and dynamic landing load assessments.
Size and select wheels, tires, brakes, shock absorption systems, actuators, and nose wheel steering mechanisms tailored to vehicle landing and taxi envelopes.
Author technical specifications and statements of work (SOW) for landing gear components, evaluate vendors, and drive supplier technical execution.

Requirements

B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
related technical discipline
Nice to have: Siemens NX

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