Shield AI
Senior Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer (RX) (R5846)
Dallas, Texas · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- 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, testing, and production transition for a next-generation autonomous aircraft platform.
What you'll do
- Lead structural component and assembly design from concept through CAD, detail design, and drawing release; conduct and guide structural analysis.
- Coordinate structural integration with engineering, manufacturing, and flight-test teams, and lead validation testing and design reviews.
- Develop technical documentation, mentor engineers, and improve design processes and workflows.
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, with 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 with composite and metallic structures, stress and fatigue analysis, DFMA, GD&T, tolerance stackups, and structural layout.
Nice to have
- M.S. degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering; strong NX CAD skills.
- Experience with Group 3–5 UAV, DoD aircraft, or high-performance aerospace vehicle programs.
Tools
NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, MIL-STD, ASME Y14.5
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