Shield AI
Engineer II, Thermal Design and Analysis (R4934)
Seattle, Washington · Full-time · Posted Aug 25, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of professional experience in thermal engineering.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance is desired.
About the job
Owns the design, analysis, testing, and integration of thermal management systems for an autonomous aircraft’s launch and recovery system.
What you'll do
- Develop and validate heat-transfer and fluid-flow models, then correlate them with test data.
- Prototype and test mechanism designs; contribute to trade studies, system architecture, and risk assessments.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams and support prototype integration, builds, and ground and flight testing.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 2+ years of professional experience in thermal engineering.
- Expertise in heat transfer and fluid mechanics, with understanding of active and passive cooling solutions.
- Proficiency with thermal analysis/CFD tools and experience with CAD design tools.
Nice to have
- M.S. in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Hands-on thermal/fluid testing and validation experience; knowledge of relevant materials and manufacturing methods, or MIL-STD-810, structural, or actuated mechanism testing experience.
Tools
ANSYS Icepak, FloEFD, STAR-CCM+, NX, SolidWorks
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