Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Landing Gear Systems (RX) (R5372)
$171K–$257K
Dallas, Texas +1 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 9, 2026
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
Washington, D.C. - 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.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizens only; must have an active Secret or higher clearance.
About the job
Own the landing gear architecture, design, analysis, sourcing, testing, and vehicle integration for a special-access aircraft program, delivering flight-ready systems.
What you'll do
- Lead landing gear architecture trades and design mechanisms and structural hardware from concept through drawing release.
- Perform structural and dynamic sizing, subsystem selection, and supplier technical management.
- Plan and support qualification tests, prototype integration, ground taxi tests, and flight testing.
What they ask for
- U.S. citizenship and an active Secret or higher clearance.
- Deep knowledge of solid mechanics, kinematics, dynamics, fatigue, materials, and GD&T/tolerance stack-ups.
- Experience with hand calculations and FEA for high-load mechanisms and structures.
- Extensive 3D CAD, mechanism layout, drawing release, and PLM experience; demonstrated hardware sourcing and supplier execution.
Nice to have
- 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 mechanical assembly experience.
Pay
USD 171,456–257,184 per year base salary
Tools
Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, PLM, FEA, MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160, AS6053
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