Shield AI
Senior Staff Engineer, Mechanical & Actuated Systems (R6307)
$200K–$310K
Seattle, Washington · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 18, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in mechanical or mechanism design.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering
About the job
Design, analyze, prototype, and test mechanical and actuated systems for autonomous aircraft, while supporting integration and guiding other engineers.
What you'll do
- Own mechanism design from concept through CAD, analysis, material selection, and drawing release; perform structural and kinematic calculations and preliminary FEA.
- Prototype, test, and refine mechanisms, and support pre-production builds, integration, and ground and flight testing.
- Collaborate across engineering teams, mentor junior engineers, and help set technical direction.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering.
- 10+ years in mechanical or mechanism design.
- Strong CAD skills (NX preferred), kinematic analysis and optimization, and structural analysis using hand calculations and finite element methods.
- Experience with FEA (modal, non-linear and linear, buckling, fatigue), GD&T and tolerance stack-ups, and mechanical materials selection.
Nice to have
- Experience with UAVs, aircraft, or robotic systems; familiarity with electro-mechanical actuators.
- Proficiency in FMEA, DOE, and root cause analysis; hands-on machine shop or mechanic experience; or relevant testing experience.
Pay
USD 200,000–310,000 per-year-salary; base salary
Tools
NX, FEA, FMEA, DOE, GD&T, RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-810
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