Staff Engineer, Fluid and Mechanical Systems - Ranger (R6379)

The role

You will be a hands-on owner of fluid-system layouts, thermal transport hardware and adjacent mechanical design for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft. You will take concepts through to buildable, maintainable hardware ready for vehicle integration.

What you will do

• Develop ram-air circuits, liquid cooling systems and ECS/TMS fluid architecture
• Create fluid-system layouts and mechanical installations that are buildable, maintainable and ready for vehicle integration
• Apply first-principles engineering to solve complex technical problems
• Transition concepts into operational capability quickly within an accelerated development environment

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of fluid systems design, thermal systems analysis, or mechanical systems installation experience in aerospace or a comparable regulated industry
• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Deep mastery of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, mechanical design fundamentals and tolerance stack-up methodologies
• Experience with fluid system sizing and analysis, including pressure drop, flow networks, heat transfer and 1D fluid or thermal system modeling
• Ability to create fluid-system layouts and mechanical installations that meet routing, packaging, maintainability, structural-interface and vehicle-integration requirements
• Experience in 3D CAD modeling, routing, layouts and drawing release with Siemens NX, CATIA, Creo, SolidWorks or equivalent PLM workflows
• Hands-on capability designing brackets, mounts, supports and installation hardware using hand calculations, tolerance analysis and basic structural analysis
• Proven track record sourcing COTS/custom aerospace components, driving suppliers to schedule and assembling benchtop or vehicle-level test setups
• Ability to self-direct, prioritize technical tasks without oversight and deliver functional hardware under tight timelines

Nice to have

• Aircraft ram-air, liquid cooling, hydraulic, fuel or thermal transport loop design experience
• ECS or thermal management system design and integration experience
• Experience with electro-mechanical or electro-hydrostatic actuation systems and associated mechanical installations
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-HDBK-516 and airworthiness verification planning for fluid and mechanical systems
• Hands-on prototype-build, fabrication or mechanical assembly experience in a rapid R&D environment
• Eligible to obtain a Secret clearance

Benefits

• Bonus for full-time regular employees
• Benefits for full-time regular employees
• Equity for full-time regular employees
• Temporary benefits package for temporary employees, applicable after 60 days of employment

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check
• Salary is influenced by factors including skill set, experience level, licenses and certifications, and work location

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.