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Shield AI

Staff Engineer, Aerostructures Loads - Ranger (R6352)

Seattle, WA · On-site · Staff

Discipline
Aerospace
Industry
Defense
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X-BAT Division

Staff Aerostructures Loads Engineer at Shield AI in Seattle, WA defines, analyzes, and validates loads environments for structural designs. It requires strong aircraft loads fundamentals and experience applying analyses to design, test, and certification, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Required

  • aerospace loads analysis
  • structural design knowledge
  • load environments analysis
  • flight/test condition evaluation
  • coordination with structures teams
  • certification activities
  • operational structural limits

Preferred

  • flight test experience
  • design for manufacturability
  • aoa/loads validation
  • USE OF FEA/systems tools
  • defense space familiarity

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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:
Shield AI is seeking a Staff Aerostructures Loads Engineer to define, analyze, and validate the loads environments that drive structural design for Project Ranger. This role will develop critical vehicle and component loads analyses across flight, ground, transport, handling, and test conditions, enabling safe, efficient, and flight ready structural designs.

The ideal candidate brings strong aircraft loads fundamentals, sound engineering judgment, and practical experience applying analytical results to structural design, test, and certification activities. This engineer will work closely with structures, flight sciences, systems engineering, aerodynamics, flight controls, propulsion, manufacturing, and flight test teams to ensure the airframe is designed, validated, and operated within defined structural limits.

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