Aerodynamics & Performance Engineer (R5732)
Shield AI · Dallas, Texas
CHECKED 7H AGO
Defenseonsite$115k–$175k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own flight performance, endurance and mass properties for V-BAT aircraft.
- Build validated performance models to guide design and autonomous flight.
- Work across propulsion, controls and flight test to improve V-BAT capability.
Ideal candidate
Aerospace engineer who loves owning aircraft performance end-to-end and turning flight physics into practical design decisions. Thrives collaborating across design, test, and autonomy teams to advance real-world defense aircraft.
Lab profile
About Shield AI
Venture-backed defense-tech company building intelligent autonomy systems to protect service members and civilians.
What they build
- Hivemind autonomy software
- V-BAT aircraft
- X-BAT aircraft
Known for
- AI autonomy
- Unmanned aircraft engineering
- Aerodynamics and aerostructures
- Simulation and synthetic reality
Key facts
- Venture-backed
- Offices across U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific