Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Landing Gear Systems (RX) (R5372)
Dallas, Texas · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 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.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizens only; must have an active Secret or higher clearance.
About the job
Owns the landing gear architecture, design, analysis, sourcing, testing, and vehicle integration for an aircraft program, 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, including hand calculations and finite element analysis; select subsystem components.
- Manage suppliers and support qualification testing, prototype integration, ground operations, and flight testing.
What they ask for
- Active Secret or higher clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Deep knowledge of solid mechanics, kinematics, dynamics, fatigue, materials, and GD&T/tolerance stack-ups.
- Experience with hand calculations and FEA; 3D CAD, drawing release, PLM workflows, aerospace hardware sourcing, and physical builds/testing.
Nice to have
- Experience with UAV, autonomous aircraft, or rotorcraft landing systems and arresting gear integration.
- Familiarity with aerospace test standards; hands-on machine shop, fabrication, or mechanical assembly experience.
Tools
Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, PLM, FEA, MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160, AS6053
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