Shield AI
Aerostructures Design Engineer II (R5156)
$108K–$160K
Seattle, Washington · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jun 10, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in aircraft structural design or closely related aerospace structures.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
About the job
Designs aircraft structural components and assemblies from concept through production release, supporting integration, validation, manufacturing, and flight testing.
What you'll do
- Design structural components and assemblies and complete CAD modeling, detailed design, and drawing release.
- Perform stress and strain hand calculations and support structural validation and verification.
- Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, and flight-test teams to resolve integration and build issues.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 2+ years of experience in aircraft structural design or closely related aerospace structures.
- Experience designing and releasing structural components; working knowledge of composite and metallic structures, fasteners, bonded joints, and load paths.
- Proficiency in CAD tools (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, or similar); understanding of GD&T, tolerance stackups, and DFMA principles.
Nice to have
- 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 or FEA tools.
Pay
USD 108,000–160,000 per-year-salary; base salary
Tools
NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, MIL-STD, ASME Y14.5, FAA, ANSYS, Abaqus
AI focus
The role supports structural design for an autonomous aircraft platform; no AI development work is stated.
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