# Engineer I, Mechanical Hardware Test

**Company**: Shield AI
**Location**: Seattle, Washington
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: Full Time Employee
**Salary**: USD 98,000-140,000 per-year-salary
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Shield AI is pioneering the development of AI-powered autonomous aircraft for national defense, pushing the boundaries of aerospace innovation. Our next-generation UAS is a high-endurance unmanned system designed for deployment in complex, contested environments.

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer I to support the design, development, and testing of flight hardware and mechanical test systems. In this entry-level role, you will work alongside experienced engineers to develop fixed and field-deployable solutions for hardware qualification, environmental testing, stress testing, and sustainment.

You will gain hands-on experience in mechanical design, structural analysis, and aerospace test systems while collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and flight operations teams.

## Responsibilities

- Support the design, analysis, fabrication, and assembly of mechanical and structural systems.

- Create and revise CAD models, engineering drawings, and manufacturing specifications.

- Assist in designing structural and electromechanical test stands and fixtures for aeronautical components.

- Participate in prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, and design validation.

- Perform structural, thermal, and fatigue assessments with guidance from experienced engineers.

- Develop test procedures, document results, and communicate findings.

- Participate in design reviews and contribute ideas that improve reliability, manufacturability, and testability.

- Support coordination with manufacturing teams and suppliers during fabrication and assembly.

- Apply engineering fundamentals to hands-on technical problems in laboratory, shop, and field environments.

- Perform other duties as assigned.

## Requirements

- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a related STEM field.

- 0–2 years of relevant experience; internships, co-ops, research, and substantial academic projects may count toward this requirement.

- Foundational knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, physics, and mathematics.

- Experience with CAD software such as SolidWorks, CATIA, NX, or similar.

- Familiarity with engineering drawings, material selection, structural analysis, and common manufacturing processes.

- Hands-on experience building, testing, or troubleshooting mechanical systems.

- Ability to organize technical work, document results, and communicate effectively.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced development environment with evolving priorities.

- Record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself to high standards, and being kind to others.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Internship, co-op, research, or project experience in aerospace, robotics, automotive, test engineering, or a related field.

- Familiarity with finite element analysis, thermal analysis, or fatigue and lifecycle testing.

- Experience designing or testing aerospace structures, test fixtures, or ground support equipment.

- Experience using machine-shop tools or rapid-prototyping methods.

- Exposure to instrumentation, sensors, data-acquisition systems, or electromechanical systems.

- Familiarity with hydraulics, nondestructive evaluation or testing, or aerospace testing practices.

## Benefits

- Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- CAD software
- structural analysis
- mechanical design
- aerospace test systems

### Nice to have
- finite element analysis
- thermal analysis
- fatigue and lifecycle testing
- aerospace structures
- test fixtures
- ground support equipment

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