Shield AI
Senior Staff Engineer, Environmental Control Systems - Ranger (R6350)
$210K–$320K
Seattle, Washington · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 7 to 12 years of direct experience.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Own the Environmental Control System architecture, design, analysis, supplier execution, testing, and flight-test troubleshooting for an aircraft special access program.
What you'll do
- Lead ECS architecture trades and size systems to meet vehicle constraints.
- Design and analyze inlets, ducting, and cooling circuits; validate systems through modeling and testing.
- Specify and source hardware, manage suppliers, and resolve flight-test issues through root-cause analysis and design changes.
What they ask for
- 7 to 12 years of direct aerospace Environmental Control System and vehicle thermal/fluid system development experience.
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Deep mastery of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer applied to aircraft or defense systems.
- Experience with 1D system modeling, 3D CAD and PLM workflows, aerospace component sourcing, and test setups; clearance eligible.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with aerospace environmental requirements and test standards, including MIL-STD-810, MIL-HDBK-310, RTCA DO-160, or SAE AIR/ARP standards.
- Siemens NX (preferred; CATIA/Creo or equivalent also noted).
Pay
USD 210,000–320,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Amesim, Flowmaster, Python, MATLAB, Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, PLM
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