Senior Engineer, Aerospace - Ranger (R6545)
Shieldai
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- Salary
- $141k – $211k/yr
- Location
- Seattle, Washington
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Raptorex
- Seniority
- Senior
- Education
- Bachelor
- Source
- Lever
Description
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Job Descrpition:
The Flight Sciences team at Shield AI integrates stability and control, aerodynamics, performance, and aeropropulsion to redefine the limits of unmanned aviation. As a Stability and Control focused engineer on this team, you will define how our aircraft trim, maneuver, and respond across the flight envelope, connecting configuration design, aerodynamic modeling, control law development, and flight test. Your analyses will directly shape control surface sizing, flight envelope limits, and the flying qualities of autonomous aircraft. If you thrive in high tempo, collaborative environments where your work moves quickly from concept to reality, we want you on our team.
Skills
PythonMATLAB