Staff Engineer Landing Gear Systems
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 take technical ownership of landing gear architecture, mechanism design, structural analysis, and vehicle integration. You will perform design trades and calculations, develop CAD hardware, manage component suppliers, define and support qualification testing, and resolve issues during prototype, taxi, and flight-test activities.
Requirements
- US citizenship and an active Secret or higher clearance
- 7 to 12 years of direct experience in aerospace mechanism design, aircraft landing gear systems, or primary structural development
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Mastery of solid mechanics, kinematics, dynamics, fatigue, materials selection, and GD&T/tolerance stack-up methodologies
- Capability performing closed-form hand calculations and FEA analysis for high-load mechanisms and structural components
- Experience in 3D CAD modeling, mechanism layout, drawing release, and PLM workflows
- Experience sourcing aerospace hardware, working with suppliers, and supporting physical builds and test rigs
- Ability to self-direct and deliver functional hardware under tight timelines
Responsibilities
- Lead landing gear architecture definition and trade studies
- Own CAD design from concept through drawing release
- Perform structural, fatigue, finite-element, and landing-load analysis
- Size and select wheels, tires, brakes, shock-absorption systems, actuators, and nose-wheel steering mechanisms
- Author technical specifications and statements of work for components
- Evaluate vendors and drive supplier technical execution
- Define verification test plans and design mechanical test fixtures
- Support drop-test campaigns and functional validation
- Support prototype assembly, ground taxi testing, and flight-test operations
- Investigate root causes and implement rapid design changes
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity
- Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment