Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems (R4891)

Shield AI • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Fluid Systems Engineer to support development of liquid cooling and hydraulic fluid systems for our groundbreaking jet-engine VTOL military UAV platform, X-BAT. You will design components and fluid systems, engage with suppliers, perform system and component analysis and sizing, and own multiple aspects of X-BAT’s fluid systems.

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
• 5+ years experience with fluid or hydraulic system design, component design, system analysis, supplier management, requirements management, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to execute design, build, test with rigor at speed
• Strong CAD skills (NX preferred)
• Demonstrated proficiency with fluid or hydraulic system analysis, including 1st principles, Simscape, Amesim, etc.
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced, cross-functional teams
• A demonstrated record of working hard, being trustworthy, holding yourself high standards, and being kind to others

Nice To Haves

• Experience with environmental and operational robustness (vibration/shock, thermal extremes, contamination, corrosion, sand/dust, etc.).
• Experience supporting ground test and flight test campaigns and system checkout, failure investigations.
• Familiarity with reliability and safety methods (DFMEA/FTA, fault containment, safe-state thinking) in collaboration with systems safety.

Responsibilities

• Design components and fluid systems
• Engage with suppliers
• Perform system and component analysis and sizing
• Own multiple aspects of X-BAT’s fluid systems

Benefits

• Bonus
• Benefits
• Equity
• Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees