Staff Mechanical Engineer
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 lead mechanical design and system integration from concept through production and field deployment. You will create and release CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and production packages; define GD&T and tolerances; package electronics; select materials and processes; lead reviews; support builds and testing; and resolve design and manufacturing issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field
- 8+ years of mechanical design and product-development experience
- Advanced proficiency in GD&T and ASME Y14.5
- Experience creating and releasing detailed 2D production drawings
- Proficiency with a production CAD platform
- Experience with metallics, engineering plastics, composites, elastomers, and structural adhesives
- Design-for-manufacturing experience across multiple manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of material selection, tolerance analysis, manufacturing variation, assembly processes, and inspection methods
- Ability to lead technical decisions and resolve design, manufacturing, and integration problems
Responsibilities
- Lead mechanical design and integration from concept through production and field deployment
- Develop and review 3D CAD models, assemblies, interfaces, 2D drawings, BOMs, and release packages
- Apply GD&T and perform tolerance analyses
- Own system-level packaging of electronics, radios, antennas, PCBAs, and harnessing
- Select materials and manufacturing processes
- Design for CNC machining, additive manufacturing, injection molding, composite fabrication, sheet metal, and bonded assembly
- Lead cross-functional technical collaboration
- Manage scope, schedule, risk, and technical execution on select efforts
- Lead design reviews and engineering analyses
- Support prototype builds, qualification, production integration, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigations
- Ensure reliability, manufacturability, inspectability, maintainability, and performance
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity