Shield AI
Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer - Ranger (R6355)
$170K–$250K
Seattle, Washington +1 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, Washington
San Diego, California - Experience
- 5+ 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 structural components for an autonomous aircraft, from concept and CAD through production release, validation, and test support.
What you'll do
- Design structural components and assemblies, including CAD models, detailed designs, and released drawings.
- Perform stress and strain hand calculations and support structural validation and verification.
- Coordinate 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.
- 5+ 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 aerospace standards, hardware testing and failure analysis, composite manufacturing, or FEA tools.
Pay
USD 170,000–250,000 per-year-salary; base salary
Tools
NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, MIL-STD, ASME Y14.5
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