Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Aircraft Thermal Systems (RX) (R6002)
$146K–$220K
Dallas, Texas +1 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
Washington, D.C. - Experience
- 7 to 12 years of direct experience.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Owns thermal analysis, cooling-system design, integration, testing, and qualification for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft.
What you'll do
- Define aircraft thermal environments and develop active and passive cooling solutions.
- Create thermal models and CAD layouts; integrate systems and correlate models with test data.
- Lead qualification and supplier execution, and deliver production-ready thermal hardware.
What they ask for
- U.S. citizen with an active Secret or higher clearance.
- 7 to 12 years of direct aerospace thermal engineering, environmental control systems, or vehicle thermal and fluid system development experience.
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Expertise in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, thermal modeling, cooling-system design, and aerospace hardware execution.
Nice to have
- Experience with high-altitude aircraft thermal management and hands-on thermal/fluid testing.
- Knowledge of aerospace materials and manufacturing, multidisciplinary integration, and environmental or airworthiness standards.
Pay
USD 146,480–219,720 per year (base salary)
Tools
FloEFD, STAR-CCM+, Thermal Desktop, Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, SolidWorks, MIL-STD-810
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