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Shield AI

Senior Staff Engineer, Survivability Materials

Seattle, WA · On-site · Senior

Discipline
Manufacturing
Industry
Defense
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X-BAT Division

Senior Staff Engineer, Survivability Materials focusing on low-observable materials and signature-control for next-generation autonomous aircraft; lead material selection, qualification, specification, and production implementation with cross-functional teams toward producible, inspectable, durable solutions.

Required

  • radar-absorbing materials
  • specialty coatings
  • electromagnetic material characterization
  • aerospace manufacturing processes
  • survivability analysis coordination
  • design engineering collaboration
  • manufacturing
  • quality

Preferred

  • low-observable / signature-control materials
  • production implementation
  • material qualification and production readiness
  • lifecycle supportability
  • cross-functional collaboration

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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:
At Shield AI, we are building intelligent autonomous aircraft designed to operate and survive in highly contested environments. We are seeking a Survivability Materials Engineer to lead the selection, qualification, specification, and production implementation of low-observable and signature-control materials for next-generation autonomous aircraft.

This role is ideal for an engineer with experience in radar-absorbing materials, specialty coatings, electromagnetic material characterization, and aerospace manufacturing processes. You will work across survivability analysis, design engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and sustainment teams to ensure material solutions meet signature-performance requirements while remaining producible, inspectable, durable, and supportable throughout the aircraft lifecycle.

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