Shield AI
Engineer I, Mechanical (R6302) - New Grad
Seattle, Washington · Entry level · Full-time · Posted Nov 3, 2026
- Experience
- 0–1 years of related experience; bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience stated as alternatives.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Ability to obtain an S//SAR-level security clearance is desired.
About the job
Supports the design, integration, prototyping, testing, and release of mechanical systems for autonomous aircraft, potentially focusing on gearboxes and power-transmission systems.
What you'll do
- Create and update CAD models, engineering drawings, bills of materials, and interface documentation; perform foundational design calculations and preliminary FEA.
- Help select, integrate, build, inspect, test, and iterate mechanical components and prototype hardware, including support for aircraft integration and testing.
- Investigate technical issues, document findings, and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and test teams.
What they ask for
- 0–1 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
- Fundamental mechanical engineering knowledge, including statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, materials science, and machine design.
- Academic, internship, student-team, research, or project experience using 3D CAD software; ability to create or interpret basic engineering drawings.
- Familiarity with dimensional tolerancing and GD&T fundamentals; ability to perform and document foundational engineering calculations.
Nice to have
- Experience related to aircraft, UAVs, robotics, automotive systems, gearboxes, rotating machinery, or mechanical power transmission.
- Experience with NX or a similar production CAD platform; exposure to FEA or engineering analysis tools such as MATLAB or Python.
Tools
3D CAD, NX, MATLAB, Python, GD&T, finite element analysis
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