Shield AI
Senior Staff Engineer, Survivability Materials
Seattle, Washington · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Citizenship and active Secret clearance required.
About the job
Leads selection, qualification, and production implementation of low-observable and signature-control materials for autonomous aircraft.
What you'll do
- Evaluate survivability materials and maintain a database of their performance, cost, suppliers, and lifecycle information.
- Coordinate material selection with cross-functional teams and develop qualification plans covering relevant testing.
- Establish laboratory capabilities and provide production support for material application, inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and sustainment.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in a listed technical discipline or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in aerospace materials engineering, low-observable materials, electromagnetic materials, specialty coatings, or a related field.
- Working knowledge of specified material systems and how electromagnetic properties affect radar-signature performance.
- Experience with material characterization, laboratory testing, production inspection, or supplier qualification; U.S. Citizenship and active Secret clearance required.
Nice to have
- Experience developing or qualifying radar-absorbing materials, low-observable coatings, structural RAM, conductive treatments, or signature-control appliqués.
- Experience with electromagnetic material measurement methods or familiarity with the listed measurement and test equipment.
Tools
radar-absorbing materials, conductive coatings, dielectric materials, adhesives, sealants, vector network analyzers, free-space measurement systems, environmental chambers
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