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Building on technology from the longest continuous renewably powered flight program in history, this fast-growing company is creating a new class of unmanned aircraft. It combines the persistence of geosynchronous satellites with the sensing capabilities and flexibility of a large airborne platform. Skydweller Aero Inc. has its global and US headquarters in Oklahoma City, with European operations headquartered in Spain.\nRole Summary\nWe are looking for a Senior Actuation Engineer to be the responsible engineer for our actuation products and for the actuation capabilities of our solar-powered unmanned aircraft. You will own both from requirements and architecture through trade studies, design, supplier management, customer support, verification and installation, whether the actuator is used on its own or integrated on the aircraft. You will keep requirements, interfaces and verification evidence aligned across the product and the aircraft. This role can be based in Oklahoma City, OK (US) or Spain.\nResponsibilities\nAct as responsible engineer for our actuation products and for the actuation capabilities of our aircraft.\nOwn the design and design changes of a complete electromechanical actuator (motor, transmission, output stage, sensing, motor control, housing, and the interfaces between them), including the effect on requirements, suppliers and verification.\nPerform trade studies of electromechanical actuation approaches for actuators and the control surfaces they drive.\nDerive, allocate and maintain the requirements baseline, including sizing and performance from loads, rates, redundancy, environmental constraints and the concept of operations, with traceability to design and verification.\nDefine the actuator architecture and its mechanical, electrical and control interfaces with the aircraft.\nPerform preliminary design to validate requirements and support make/buy decisions for actuators, motors and motion control devices.\nDirect mechanical and electrical designers during detailed design of the actuator and related hardware.\nManage subcontractors from contracting through requirements, testing and delivery.\nWork with customers of the actuation products on requirements, interfaces, integration and in-service support.\nDefine and close verification for the actuator and for each actuation subsystem, including acceptance tests and laboratory and aircraft testing.\nCreate installation and checkout procedures for the actuator as a product and as installed on the aircraft.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field.\n8+ years of experience in aerospace or defense, designing, building and testing motion control or actuation systems.\nProven experience owning the design of electromechanical actuators or similar motion control products, from requirements through verification.\nHands-on testing experience in support of hardware verification for an aerospace system.\nExperience integrating software and hardware in flight-critical or safety-critical systems.\nStrong understanding of motors, motor controllers, drive mechanisms and gearboxes.\nExperience managing suppliers or subcontractors and working directly with customers.\nFluent English (written and spoken).\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering.\n10+ years of experience in aerospace or defense actuation systems.\nExperience applying systems engineering to a hardware system: requirements derivation and traceability, interface definition and verification planning.\nExperience with model-based systems engineering on a complex system, including architecture, interfaces and the link from requirements to verification.\nFamiliarity with ARP5754 for electromechanical actuation and ARP4754 for aircraft and system development.\nExperience in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing or in a system integration laboratory, in aerospace or another industry such as automotive, robotics or medical.\nExperience designing test stations for verification testing, including harnesses, special test equipment, rack design, bills of materials and equipment procurement.\nExperience with analog and digital converters, power supply components, analog troubleshooting, signal integrity, layout and grounding.\nApplied experience with hard real-time operating systems and embedded systems.\nPreferred Tools\nRequirements management: Polarion ALM preferred; DOORS or similar tools welcome.\nModel-based systems engineering: Cameo Systems Modeler, Capella, SCADE Architect, Enterprise Architect or similar.\nEngineering: MATLAB / Simulink, CATIA V5, Python.\nCollaboration: Jira, Confluence.\nCompany Benefits\nSkydweller Aero offers a competitive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and professional development of our employees. Benefits may vary based on location, employment status, and eligibility.\nHealth & Wellness:Comprehensive health insurance coverage for eligible full-time employees, including medical, dental, and vision benefits, as applicable.\nPaid Time Off:Paid vacation, sick leave, personal time, and company holidays in accordance with applicable company policies and local requirements.\nFlexible Work Schedules:Flexible scheduling options may be available based on the requirements of the position and business needs.\nProfessional Development:Access to training, educational opportunities, and other professional development resources based on role and business needs.\nWellness Benefits:Access to company-sponsored wellness programs and initiatives.\nFlexible Remuneration:Eligible employees may participate in flexible compensation programs, where applicable.\nMeal Vouchers:Meal vouchers are provided to eligible employees, where applicable.\nEquity Opportunities:Eligible employees may be considered for stock option grants in accordance with the Company's equity plans and applicable approval requirements.\nPerformance-Based Compensation:Certain positions may be eligible for performance-based bonuses or other incentive compensation in accordance with applicable company programs.\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nSkydweller Aero is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business requirements, without discrimination on any ground protected by applicable law.\nWe are committed to maintaining a fair and inclusive recruitment process and to providing equal opportunities throughout all stages of employment.\nCandidate Data Protection\nPersonal data provided during the recruitment process will be processed for the purpose of managing and evaluating your application in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.\nFurther information regarding the processing of candidate personal data, including the identity of the data controller, purposes and legal basis of processing, applicable retention periods, recipients and international transfers where applicable, and the exercise of data protection rights, is available through Skydweller Aero's Candidate Privacy Notice provided during the application process.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7372,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Equity","Flexible schedule","Health insurance","Insurance coverage","Professional development","Wellness"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"},{"name":"Spain","iso":"ES","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Drones & UAVs","Commercial Aviation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-21T10:54:46Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-28T05:59:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/skydweller-senior-actuation-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/skydweller-senior-actuation-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-28T16:31:20Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":22437,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3795739},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3795739"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fskydweller-senior-actuation-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fskydweller-senior-actuation-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fskydweller-senior-actuation-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/skydweller-senior-actuation-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fskydweller-senior-actuation-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2995337}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"skydweller.aero","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2995337},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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