Shield AI
Senior Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer (RX) (R5846)
$170K–$260K
Dallas, Texas +1 · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
Washington, D.C. - Experience
- 10+ years in aircraft structural design.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
About the job
Leads structural design, analysis, validation, and production transition for a next-generation autonomous aircraft platform.
What you'll do
- Lead structural component and assembly design through CAD modeling, detail design, and drawing release.
- Guide structural, stress, and fatigue analysis and oversee validation testing.
- Coordinate cross-functional integration and transition designs into production and field deployment; mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of aircraft structural design experience, including ownership of components or systems in development, test, or production.
- Expertise in CAD tools (NX, CATIA, or SolidWorks) and FEA tools (ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, or similar).
- Experience conducting or overseeing stress analysis, fatigue analysis, and design optimization; working knowledge of DFMA, GD&T, tolerance stackups, and structural layout principles.
Nice to have
- M.S. degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
- Strong NX CAD skills; experience on Group 3–5 UAV, DoD aircraft, or high-performance aerospace vehicle programs.
Pay
USD 170,000–260,000 per year base salary
Tools
NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, MIL-STD, ASME Y14.5
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