Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Aircraft Thermal Systems (RX) (R6002)
Dallas, Texas · On-site · Staff
- Discipline
- Mechanical
- Industry
- Defense
Spec sheet
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Staff (L4) Aircraft Thermal Systems Engineer responsible for thermal analysis, design, and vehicle integration for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft; ownership of heat-transfer evaluation, cooling solutions, and model correlation in a rapid-iteration development environment.
Required
- thermal analysis
- design
- vehicle integration
- heat-transfer pathways
- cooling solutions
- analytical/c Computational model correlation
- robust thermal systems and hardware
Preferred
- UAV/aerospace thermal systems experience
- first-principles thermal analysis
- hardware in the loop testing
- rapid-iteration development
- leadership ownership of thermal design
Employer description
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Job Description:
As a Staff (L4) Aircraft Thermal Systems Engineer, you will take full technical ownership of thermal analysis, design, and vehicle integration for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft. You will work from first principles to characterize aircraft-level thermal environments, evaluate heat-transfer pathways, develop cooling solutions, correlate analytical and computational models, and deliver robust thermal systems and hardware in a rapid-iteration development environment. This position requires a balance of technical rigor, rapid decision-making, and hands-on engineering to efficiently transition concepts into operational capability. The ideal candidate is comfortable solving complex problems, taking ownership, working within an accelerated aircraft development environment, and is motivated by getting meaningful capability into the hands of operators quickly.
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