Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Survivability (R5885)
$170K–$260K
Seattle, Washington +2 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, Washington
Dallas, Texas
Washington, D.C. - Experience
- Typically a minimum of 7 years of related LO or survivability engineering experience.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
About the job
Leads the design, modeling, testing, and integration of low-observable survivability features for autonomous aircraft.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize aircraft low-observable features, including shaping, edge treatments, radar-absorbing materials, and subsystem integration.
- Model and test electromagnetic signatures, including RCS range tests and validation campaigns.
- Translate threats into survivability features and collaborate across engineering, materials, manufacturing, and customer teams.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
- Proficiency with EM simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, Xpatch, or SENTRi.
- Strong understanding of RCS shaping, edge treatments, cavity suppression, and materials integration; practical experience with LO testing methods and RCS measurement equipment.
- U.S. Citizenship and active Secret clearance required.
Nice to have
- Experience with military UAV platforms or 5th-gen fighter programs.
- TS/SCI clearance preferred; experience in survivability analysis in contested environments is also preferred.
Pay
USD 170,000–260,000 per-year-salary; base salary
Tools
HFSS, CST Studio Suite, Xpatch, SENTRi
AI focus
Collaborates with AI teams to integrate survivability into autonomous aircraft system architecture; no specific AI development duties are stated.
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