Senior Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
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About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead the structural design lifecycle for aircraft components and assemblies, from concepts through production release. You will perform analysis, guide validation testing, coordinate across engineering disciplines, maintain compliant documentation, and mentor engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline
- 10+ years of aircraft structural design experience
- Knowledge of composite and metallic structures, material behavior, joints, and environmental effects
- CAD expertise with NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, or similar tools
- FEA expertise with ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, or similar tools
- Experience with stress analysis, fatigue analysis, and design optimization
- Knowledge of DFMA, GD&T, tolerance stackups, and structural layout
- Experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts
Responsibilities
- Lead design and development of primary and secondary aircraft structures
- Own concept generation, CAD modeling, detail design, and drawing release
- Perform and guide structural, stress, and margin analysis using FEA
- Coordinate airframe and subsystem integration with cross-functional teams
- Lead material selection for composites, aluminum alloys, and manufacturing approaches
- Lead structural validation testing from coupons through full-system tests
- Develop design documentation, analysis reports, interface definitions, and verification plans
- Mentor junior engineers and review technical work
- Transition designs to production and field deployment
- Improve design processes, configuration management, and workflows
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity