Shield AI
Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer (R5159)
Seattle, Washington · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years; no stated alternative.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
About the job
Designs and develops structural components for next-generation autonomous aircraft from concept through production release, supporting integration, validation, manufacturing, and flight testing.
What you'll do
- Design aircraft structural components and assemblies, and complete CAD modeling, detailed design, and drawing release.
- Perform stress or strain hand calculations and support structural validation, including testing and verification.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to integrate, manufacture, test, and resolve issues with aircraft structures.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in aircraft structural design or closely related aerospace structures.
- Experience designing and releasing structural components in development or production environments.
- Working knowledge of composite and metallic structures, CAD tools, GD&T, tolerance stackups, and DFMA principles.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting UAV, DoD, or aerospace vehicle programs.
- Familiarity with aerospace standards and experience using FEA tools for linear structural analysis.
Tools
NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, MIL-STD, ASME Y14.5, FAA, ANSYS, Abaqus
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