Staff Engineer, M&P (R6072)

Shield AI

🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington

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Job Description:

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Materials & Processes Engineer to support the development and production of our next-generation autonomous aircraft. As a key contributor on the Mechanical Engineering team, you will develop, qualify, and implement materials and manufacturing processes for flight-critical hardware from concept through production.

You’ll work cross-functionally to ensure material performance, process control, manufacturability, and compliance across one of the most advanced autonomous aircraft platforms being built today. This role is ideal for an aerospace materials engineer who thrives in hands-on development environments and is eager to take technical ownership of complex materials and process challenges.

What you'll do:

Develop and maintain material specification database

Develop and maintain manufacturing process specifications

Provide guidance for fatigue and corrosion prevention

Support environmental qualification testing

Design and implement test plans in support of material, component, and process qualification

Develop and maintain QA inspection process specifications

Work with suppliers to ensure proper implementation of process specifications

Assist with dispositioning of nonconformances

Work with multifunctional teams for selection of materials and manufacturing processes

Required qualifications:

Working knowledge of relevant industry standards including those pertaining to coupon and element level testing and material qualification
Working knowledge of manufacturing processes (including composite layups, secondary bonding, heat treatment, welding, etc)
Knowledge of material properties, methods for characterization, and failure mechanisms
Experience with test design, test execution, and the derivation of material specifications from test results
Experience with composite materials including prepreg systems and secondary bonding
Works well in a collaborative setting
Experience developing process specifications
Experience working with multifunctional teams in a collaborative setting

Preferred qualifications:

Experience with fatigue testing
Experience with DADT testing
Experience with non-destructive inspection

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Full-time regular employee offer package:

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

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Role Staff Engineer, M&P (R6072)
Experience 8-9 years
Work type On-site
Location United States

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Shield AI

Government & Public Sector · 500+ Members · San Diego, CA, United States

Shield AI builds Hivemind, an autonomy stack that flies aircraft without GPS, a remote pilot or waypoints, and the V-BAT aircraft it runs on.

The engineering is autonomy, perception and edge inference under the constraints of flight hardware.

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United States Right to work in the United States required.

Workplace

On-site

Job Posted:

1 week ago

Job Type

Full Time

Experience

8-9 years