Senior Staff Engineer, Structural Analysis - Ranger (R6300)
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington
Defenseonsitestaff$210k–$320k
At a glance
Highlights
- Provide technical leadership for next-gen UAV structural validation.
- Ensure airframe integrity across development, flight test, production.
- Build intelligent systems protecting service members and civilians.
Ideal candidate
Seasoned aerospace structural leader who thrives owning complex analysis and mentoring engineers. You care about airframe integrity and shaping design tradeoffs on mission-driven UAV programs.
Requirements
- 12-15+ years of experience in aerospace structural analysis
- Led major structural workstreams on aerospace programs
- Experience owning analysis execution and supporting test correlation
- Comfortable mentoring engineers and influencing design tradeoffs
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
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