# Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer - Ranger (R6355)

**Company**: Shield AI
**Location**: Seattle, Washington
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: staff
**Job type**: Full Time Employee
**Salary**: USD 170,000-250,000 per-year-salary
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer to support the development of structural components for its next-generation autonomous aircraft.

As a key contributor on the team, you will design and develop high-performance structural components from concept through production release. You'll work cross-functionally to ensure structural integrity, manufacturability, and system integration across one of the most advanced autonomous aircraft platforms being built today.

## Responsibilities

- Design and develop structural components and assemblies for Shield AI's next-generation UAV platform.

- Execute all stages of the design lifecycle including conceptual development, initial CAD modeling, detailed design, and drawing release.

- Perform hand calculations for stress or strain with limited basic FEA analysis, with guidance from senior engineers as needed.

- Collaborate closely with aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, payload, and manufacturing teams to support system integration across airframe interfaces.

- Support structural validation efforts including coupon testing, subcomponent testing, and system-level verification.

- Generate high-quality design documentation, drawings, interface definitions, and analysis reports in compliance with aerospace standards.

- Partner with manufacturing and flight test teams to resolve build issues and support hardware through test and deployment.

- Participate in design reviews and technical discussions, presenting work clearly and incorporating feedback effectively.

- Continuously improve personal technical depth in structural layout, joints, fasteners, tolerancing, and structural optimization.

## Required qualifications

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.

- 5+ years of experience in aircraft structural design or closely related aerospace structures.

- Experience designing and releasing structural components in development or production environments.

- Working knowledge of composite and metallic structures, including fasteners, bonded joints, and load paths.

- Proficiency in CAD tools (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, or similar).

- Understanding of GD&T, tolerance stackups, and DFMA principles.

- Strong written and verbal technical communication skills.

- Demonstrated ability to operate in fast-paced, high-ownership engineering environments

## Preferred qualifications

- M.S. degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.

- Experience supporting UAV, DoD, or aerospace vehicle programs.

- Familiarity with aerospace standards (MIL-STD, ASME Y14.5, FAA).

- Experience supporting hardware through test, failure analysis, and design iteration.

- Exposure to composite design and manufacturing methods.

- Experience using FEA tools (ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, or similar) for linear structural analysis

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- CAD design
- FEA analysis
- composite and metallic structures
- GD&T
- DFMA principles

### Nice to have
- M.S. degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering
- UAV
- DoD
- aerospace standards
- composite design and manufacturing
- FEA tools

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