# Staff Mechanical Engineer

**Company**: Shield AI
**Experience**: staff
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Pay within range listed
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead complex hardware efforts from concept through deployment. The successful candidate will own mechanical design while integrating electronics, RF systems, and composite structures into cohesive, field-ready platforms.

## Responsibilities

- Lead mechanical design and integration for airborne or ruggedized systems, from concept through production.

- Own system-level packaging of electronics, including radios, antennas, PCBAs, and harnessing.

- Design and integrate components into composite and metallic structures.

- Drive cross-functional collaboration across electrical, RF, manufacturing, and test teams.

- Serve as project lead on select programs, managing scope, schedule, and technical execution.

- Perform and guide analyses including structural, thermal, and environmental considerations.

- Create and review CAD models, drawings, and release packages for production.

- Support prototype builds, integration, and troubleshooting in lab and field environments.

- Ensure designs meet reliability, manufacturability, and performance requirements.

## Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.

- 8+ years of experience in mechanical design and product development.

- Strong experience with CAD (e.g., NX, SolidWorks, Creo).

- Proven ability to take products from concept to production.

- Experience working in cross-functional engineering environments.

- Demonstrated ownership of projects or subsystems with minimal oversight.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience integrating electronics into mechanical systems, including:

- Radios, antennas, and RF components.

- PCBAs and embedded electronics.

- Familiarity with wiring and cable systems, including coax, RF cables, and harness design (e.g., RG-series, RMA considerations).

- Experience designing for composite structures and hybrid assemblies (composite + metal).

- Understanding of thermal management for electronics (heat dissipation, airflow, conduction paths).

- Knowledge of grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC considerations.

- Experience with ground support equipment (GSE) design or test infrastructure.

- Familiarity with environmental requirements (vibration, shock, temperature, ingress).

- Experience working closely with RF or electrical engineering teams on system integration.

- Hands-on build, integration, and troubleshooting experience.

## Leadership Expectations

- Act as a technical lead for projects or subsystems.

- Drive design reviews and decision-making.

- Mentor junior engineers and elevate team capability.

- Balance speed and rigor in a fast-paced development environment.

## Additional Information

- Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

- Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

- Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- CAD
- product development
- cross-functional collaboration

### Nice to have
- electronics integration
- RF systems
- composite structures
- thermal management
- EMI/EMC considerations

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