Shield AI
Manager, Environmental Control Systems & Thermal Engineering (R6306)
Seattle, Washington · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 18, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in aerospace environmental control systems, thermal engineering, fluid systems, or comparable aircraft mechanical systems development.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizens only; must have an active Secret or higher clearance.
About the job
Leads and develops the ECS and thermal engineering team for X-BAT, guiding technical work and delivery of aircraft environmental-control and thermal-management hardware.
What you'll do
- Manage and develop engineers; set team priorities, ownership, staffing, and execution cadence.
- Guide ECS and thermal architecture, requirements, design, integration, verification, supplier work, and hardware maturity.
- Lead test planning and flight readiness, resolve interfaces and technical risks, and communicate progress and decisions.
What they ask for
- 8+ years in aerospace environmental control systems, thermal engineering, fluid systems, or comparable aircraft mechanical systems development.
- Direct experience managing and developing individual contributors.
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- U.S. citizen with an active Secret or higher clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience managing engineers on UAV, autonomous aircraft, fighter, tactical aircraft, or other high-performance aerospace programs.
- Experience with aircraft-level thermal management, ECS, fluid-thermal analysis or testing, or aerospace environmental and airworthiness practices.
Tools
FloEFD, STAR-CCM+, Thermal Desktop, Amesim, Flowmaster, MIL-STD-810, MIL-HDBK-516, RTCA DO-160
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