Senior Staff Engineer, Structural Analysis (R4954)
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington
CHECKED 6H AGO
Defenseonsitestaff$200k–$300k
At a glance
Highlights
- Lead structural analysis and validation for next-generation UAV platforms.
- Serve as senior expert for airframe structures from development to production.
- Support test correlation to ensure structural integrity across flight test.
Ideal candidate
Veteran aerospace structures leader who owns complex analysis end-to-end, mentors engineers, and cares deeply about structural integrity for mission-critical UAVs.
Requirements
- 12-15+ years of experience in aerospace structural analysis
- Led major structural workstreams on aerospace programs
- Own analysis execution and influence key design tradeoffs
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership
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