Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Actuated Systems - Ranger (R6347)
Seattle, Washington · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5 to 12 years
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Owns the mechanical design, analysis, integration, testing, and delivery of actuation systems and mechanisms for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft.
What you'll do
- Develop actuator and mechanism layouts, installation concepts, and detailed CAD designs through drawing release.
- Perform actuator sizing, installation analysis, hand calculations, and basic FEA; resolve interfaces with adjacent vehicle systems.
- Support suppliers, prototype builds, qualification testing, and airworthiness certification.
What they ask for
- 5 to 12 years of mechanical systems design experience in aerospace or a comparable regulated industry, including hands-on actuated-mechanism or aircraft-installation design.
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Deep mastery of mechanical design fundamentals and demonstrated capability in hand calculations, basic FEA, 3D CAD, and drawing release.
- Demonstrated actuator-installation integration, supplier execution, self-direction, and eligibility for clearance.
Nice to have
- Aircraft flight-control actuation, weapons bay doors, landing gear, or other deployable mechanisms; electro-mechanical or electro-hydrostatic actuation.
- Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516, MIL-STD-810, airworthiness verification, or hands-on fabrication and prototype building.
Tools
Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, MIL-STD-810, MIL-HDBK-516, GD&T, FEA
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