Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Fluid and Mechanical Systems (RX) (R6000)
$143K–$214K
Dallas, Texas +1 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
Washington, D.C. - Experience
- 7 to 12 years.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Own fluid-system layouts, thermal hardware, and supporting mechanical design for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft, from analysis and integration through qualification and delivery.
What you'll do
- Develop and size fluid and thermal systems, including layouts, circuits, components, and supporting mechanical installations.
- Model and analyze systems, resolve vehicle interfaces, and support supplier execution, prototype assembly, and testing.
- Plan and execute qualification testing and mature hardware for production and airworthiness certification.
What they ask for
- U.S. citizenship and an active Secret or higher clearance.
- 7 to 12 years of fluid systems, thermal systems analysis, or mechanical systems installation experience in aerospace or a comparable regulated industry.
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Deep mastery of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, mechanical design, and tolerance stack-up; demonstrated fluid-system analysis, layout, integration, and CAD capability.
Nice to have
- Aircraft ram-air, liquid cooling, hydraulic, fuel, or thermal transport loop design; ECS or thermal management integration.
- Actuation-system experience, familiarity with MIL-STD-810 or MIL-HDBK-516, or hands-on prototype build and assembly experience.
Pay
USD 142,880–214,320 per-year-salary; base salary
Tools
Flowmaster, AMESim, GFSSP, Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, SolidWorks, MIL-STD-810
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