Shield AI
Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer (R5160)
$160K–$240K
Seattle, Washington · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jun 10, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in aircraft structural design or closely related aerospace structures.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
About the job
Designs and develops aircraft structural components and assemblies for an autonomous UAV, from concept through production release, and supports testing, integration, and deployment.
What you'll do
- Design structural components and assemblies through CAD modeling, detailed design, and drawing release.
- Perform stress or strain hand calculations and support structural validation, including testing and verification.
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and flight test teams to integrate designs and resolve hardware issues.
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.
- Experience with FEA tools such as ANSYS, Abaqus, or NASTRAN.
Pay
USD 160,000–240,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, MIL-STD, ASME Y14.5
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