Shield AI
Senior Engineer, Avionics Thermal Engineering (R5298)
Seattle, Washington · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 4 years of professional experience in avionics or electronics thermal engineering.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
About the job
Owns the design, analysis, testing, and integration of thermal management and electronics cooling systems for unmanned aircraft avionics.
What you'll do
- Design, analyze, test, and validate avionics thermal solutions and heat-transfer/fluid-flow models.
- Lead trade studies, system architecture decisions, risk assessments, test planning, and model correlation.
- Guide cross-disciplinary teams and communicate findings in design reviews and written reports.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
- At least 4 years of professional experience in avionics or electronics thermal engineering.
- Expertise in heat transfer and fluid mechanics, including active and passive cooling integration.
- Proficiency with thermal analysis/CFD tools and experience with CAD design tools.
Nice to have
- M.S. in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Experience with high-altitude aircraft avionics cooling and thermal design.
Tools
FloEFD, ANSYS Icepak, STAR-CCM+, NX, SolidWorks
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