- Salary
- $170k – $260k/yr
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- V-BAT Division
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 12+ years
- Education
- PhD
- Source
- Lever
Description
Job Description:
Shield AI is seeking a Senior Staff Structural Analysis & Vibration Engineer to serve as the structural and vibration subject-matter expert (SME) for V-BAT. V-BAT is a Group 3 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system in production and deployed with customers worldwide.
You will be the structural technical authority for V-BAT. You will own system loads, stress and dynamics analysis, vibration requirements and testing, and weight optimization.
This is a high-impact, company-level role. You will develop and define system-level structural requirements, design criteria, analysis methods, and material allowables that will guide structural work across V-BAT. You will also mentor engineers in FEA and structural fundamentals.
This role is ideal for engineers with 12–15+ years of experience who have served as the structural lead or technical authority on an aircraft program.