Senior Staff Engineer Structural Analysis Ranger
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 structural analysis for UAV airframes, major substructures, and critical components. You will define finite-element modeling methods and load cases, perform structural analyses, validate models against tests, optimize structures, support test strategy and execution, review technical deliverables, and guide other structural analysts.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
- At least 10 years of structural analysis, aircraft structures, or aerospace systems experience
- Expertise with FEA tools such as ANSYS, NASTRAN, or HyperWorks
- Advanced hand-calculation skills for strength, stability, fatigue, and damage tolerance
- Experience with composite and lightweight aerospace structures
- Experience supporting structural testing, model correlation, and flight-test validation
- Ability to lead technical workstreams and influence design decisions
- Communication and presentation experience
Responsibilities
- Lead structural analysis for UAV airframes, substructures, and critical components
- Define finite-element modeling approaches, load cases, assumptions, and margin assessments
- Perform static, modal, fatigue, vibration, and damage-tolerance analyses
- Establish hand-calculation, model-validation, and analysis-to-test correlation practices
- Drive structural optimization for performance, weight, cost, and manufacturability
- Support structural test strategy and correlate results to analysis
- Review analysis deliverables, test reports, and technical documentation
- Mentor structural analysts
- Partner with design, loads, aerodynamics, propulsion, and systems teams
- Improve analysis methodologies and structural standards
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity