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Shield AI

Engineer II, Avionics Thermal Engineering

Shield AI
onsite mid full-time $90,000-130,000 per year United States
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First indexed 24 Apr 2026

Description

Are you a passionate and innovative thermal engineer looking to help develop state-of-the-art AI and aircraft products? Shield AI is just the place for you!

As a Level 2 Thermal Engineer at Shield AI, you will own the design, analysis, and integration of aircraft avionics thermal management systems and electronics cooling.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Owning thermal solutions for unmanned aerial vehicle avionics including design, analysis, and test.
  • Developing and validating analytical, numerical, and computational models for heat transfer and fluid flow using hand calculations and CFD tools such as FloEFD.
  • Providing technical leadership in trade studies, system architecture decisions, and risk assessments.
  • Driving test planning, instrumentation, and data analysis to correlate models with experimental results.
  • Guiding cross-disciplinary teams in applying thermal/fluid fundamentals.
  • Communicating technical findings clearly through design reviews, and written reports.

We're looking for someone with a strong background in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related discipline, with a minimum of 2 years of professional experience in avionics or electronics thermal engineering.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation) and fluid mechanics, as well as a strong understanding of active and passive cooling solutions and their integration at component and system level.

If you're a motivated and detail-oriented individual with excellent communication skills, we'd love to hear from you!

This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/9806bf99-0fbf-4163-93ed-8df06970816d