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Senior Engineer, Production Test (R6513)
3 days agoShield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeSenior$140K – $210K a yearEngineeringWe are looking for a driven and hands-on test professional to support aircraft and system testing in a fast-paced aerospace environment on our XBAT program. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, working closely with cross-functional teams, and…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$210K – $315K a yearEngineeringShield AI is looking for a highly skilled, motivated Supplier Development Engineer to lead the technical development, industrialization, and performance improvement of suppliers for critical mechanical commodities. These include precision-machined components, airframe…
Senior Director, Partner Programs (R6239)
10 days agoShield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeDirector$216K – $324K a yearEngineeringOwn end-to-end onboarding for every named strategic global partner, whether Shield AI is reselling that partner's OEM products or the partner is reselling Shield AI's products. Establish onboarding plans, coordinate agreements through Legal and Deal Desk, implement the…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +2
On-siteFull-time$170K – $257K a yearEngineeringBuild and lead the Ranger G&C team. Define staffing needs, establish clear technical ownership, and develop the team through mentorship, design reviews, and hands-on problem solving.; Own the G&C development roadmap. Translate program objectives into a phased plan for…
Principal Propulsion Engineer (R6453)
2 weeks agoShield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$260K – $400K a yearEngineeringOwn the design of propulsion components and subsystems from concept through production release; Develop and maintain high-quality CAD models, detailed drawings, and assemblies using Siemens NX with fully applied GD&T; Write and enforce propulsion design standards and contribute…
Senior Engineer, Reliability (R6440)
2 weeks agoShield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeSenior$142K – $213K a yearEngineeringDevelop and maintain aircraft-level reliability requirements, objectives, and program reliability plans.; Establish, allocate, and manage reliability budgets across systems, subsystems, and line-replaceable units.; Track predicted reliability against program targets and…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$185K – $280K a yearEngineeringShield 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…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$170K – $255K a yearEngineeringShield 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…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$170K – $255K a yearEngineeringShield 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…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +2
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$170K – $250K a yearEngineeringShield AI is seeking a Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer to support the development of structural components for our next-generation autonomous aircraft. As a key contributor on the team, you will design and develop high-performance structural components from concept through…
Director, Proposals (R6263)
2 weeks agoShield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
On-siteFull-timeDirector$200K – $300K a yearEngineeringShield AI is seeking a Director of Proposals to lead our Business Proposals organization and turn complex deal strategies into compelling, compliant, and timely customer submissions. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Deal Strategy and Execution, you will build the team,…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeDirector$210K – $320K a yearEngineeringThe Compensation Director, Aircraft Engineering and Manufacturing, serves as the strategic compensation leader for the Aircraft division, providing enterprise-level oversight for compensation programs supporting manufacturing, production, operations, supply chain, logistics,…
Director, Mechanical Systems X-BAT (R6348)
2 weeks agoShield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeDirector$265K – $370K a yearEngineeringShield AI’s mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. We develop autonomy software and advanced aircraft to help U.S. and allied forces accomplish their missions in challenging environments.
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
RemoteFull-timeLead / staff$170K – $260K a yearEngineeringJob Description: Be the expert on integrating weapons an payloads on our aircraft. Using best practices and MIL-STD-1289 to drive the designs for integrating weapons and stores to a weapons bay and designs for external Pylons
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-time$120K – $225K a yearEngineeringAs a Flight Sciences Engineer, Design, you will drive aircraft programs to success with aerodynamic design contributions, CFD analyses, aircraft performance modeling, wind tunnel testing, and flight test data analysis. Your expertise will be critical in ensuring that our…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$170K – $260K a yearEngineeringAs a Mass Properties Engineer for Ranger, you will play a critical role in the development and optimization of autonomous aircraft systems, ensuring precise mass properties tracking and analysis throughout the product lifecycle. Your expertise will support aircraft performance…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$170K – $260K a yearEngineeringShield AI is seeking a Staff Aerostructures Loads Engineer to define, analyze, and validate the loads environments that drive structural design for Project Ranger. This role will develop critical vehicle and component loads analyses across flight, ground, transport, handling,…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$170K – $260K a yearEngineeringAs a Staff (L4) Aircraft Thermal Systems Engineer, you will take full technical ownership of thermal analysis, design, and vehicle integration for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft. You will work from first principles to characterize aircraft-level thermal environments, evaluate…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$210K – $320K a yearEngineeringAs a Senior Staff (L5) Environmental Control System (ECS) Engineer, you will take full technical ownership of the Environmental Control System architecture, analysis, design, and integration for a dedicated special access program. Serving as the sole ECS subject matter expert…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$170K – $250K a yearEngineeringAs a Staff (L4) Actuated Systems Engineer, you will take hands-on technical ownership of the mechanical design, layout, and integration of actuation systems for flight control surfaces, bay doors, and other airframe mechanisms on a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft. You will apply…
Updated 07 Nov 2026 10:21 UTC from the OptiTalent job library.