Senior Staff Engineer Electromechanical
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
Investors
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will design electro-mechanical avionics solutions for packaging, interconnects, thermal management, and aircraft integration. You will perform structural, thermal, and modal analyses, ensure safety and environmental compliance, and own designs from concept and reviews through validation, failure analysis, and flight-test readiness.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- 10+ years of aerospace mechanical and electrical equipment-design experience
- Harness integration
- Mechanical component design
- CAD software
- eCAD software
- Harness-design software
- PCB constraint definition
- PCB layout processes
- Advanced manufacturing methods
- Finite element analysis
- Thermal analysis
- Fatigue and lifecycle testing
- Ability to obtain an S//SAR security clearance
Responsibilities
- Design electro-mechanical avionics solutions for packaging, electrical interconnects, thermal management, and aircraft integration
- Perform structural, thermal, and modal analyses
- Ensure avionics compliance with performance, safety, environmental, and EMI/EMC standards
- Own designs from concept through validation, failure analysis, and flight-test readiness
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity
- Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment for eligible temporary employees