Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Thermal Engineering (R6172)
Dallas, Texas · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience in avionics or electronics thermal engineering.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
About the job
Serves as the technical authority for V-BAT avionics thermal management, leading thermal architecture, analysis, testing, qualification, and production while guiding cross-functional teams.
What you'll do
- Define avionics thermal architecture, requirements, modeling standards, and thermal design trade-offs.
- Lead thermal qualification and verification planning, testing, model correlation, and technical reviews.
- Provide technical direction to suppliers and mentor engineers across thermal design and analysis.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience in avionics or electronics thermal engineering, including ownership of thermal solutions through qualification and production.
- Expert knowledge of heat transfer and fluid mechanics; experience developing and validating active and passive cooling solutions.
- Advanced proficiency with thermal analysis and CFD tools; experience with CAD design tools and PLM-controlled design release.
Nice to have
- M.S. in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Experience with high-altitude aircraft avionics cooling or aerospace environmental and airworthiness requirements.
Tools
FloEFD, MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160, ANSYS Icepak, STAR-CCM+, NX, SolidWorks
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