Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Landing Gear Systems - Ranger (R6294)
$170K–$250K
Seattle, Washington · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 7 years (L4) to 12 years (L5) of direct experience in aerospace mechanism design, aircraft landing gear systems, or primary structural development.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Own the landing gear architecture, design, analysis, sourcing, testing, and vehicle integration for a new UAV platform, delivering flight-ready systems.
What you'll do
- Lead landing gear architecture and kinematic trade studies; design mechanisms and release drawings.
- Perform structural and dynamic sizing using hand calculations and FEA; select and size subsystem components.
- Manage suppliers and support qualification testing, prototype integration, ground tests, and flight-test troubleshooting.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Deep knowledge of solid mechanics, kinematics, dynamics, fatigue, materials selection, and GD&T/tolerance stack-ups.
- Demonstrated ability to perform closed-form hand calculations and linear, non-linear, buckling, and modal FEA.
- Extensive 3D CAD, mechanism layout, drawing release, and PLM workflow experience; proven aerospace hardware sourcing and build/test support.
Nice to have
- Direct experience with UAV, autonomous aircraft, or rotorcraft landing systems and arresting gear integration.
- Familiarity with aerospace structural, environmental, and mechanism drop-test standards; hands-on fabrication or assembly experience.
Pay
USD 170,000–250,000 per year base salary
Tools
Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, FEA, MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160, AS6053, MIL-A-8866/MIL-A-8867
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