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Shield AI

Staff Engineer, Mass Properties - Ranger (R6353)

Seattle, WA · On-site · Staff

Discipline
Mechanical
Industry
Defense
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X-BAT Division

Staff Engineer, Shield AI, Seattle, WA, mass properties work for Ranger autonomous aircraft. Role focuses on mass properties tracking, analysis, and performance trade studies across lifecycle. Requires experience in weights, balance, and related structural considerations.

Required

  • mass properties
  • loads development
  • structural analysis
  • weight/balance
  • cost analysis
  • mission effectiveness evaluations
  • autonomous aircraft systems

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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:
As a Mass Properties Engineer for Ranger, you will play a critical role in the development and optimization of autonomous aircraft systems, ensuring precise mass properties tracking and analysis throughout the product lifecycle. Your expertise will support aircraft performance trade studies, loads development, structural analysis, cost analysis, and mission effectiveness evaluations. This role is essential in driving the success of Shield AI’s next-gen autonomous vehicles, ensuring they meet stringent weight, balance, and efficiency requirements.

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