Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems; R4891

Company Overview

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture‑backed deep‑tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V‑BAT and X‑BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia‑Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.

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.

• 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 first principles, Simscape, Amesim, etc.
• Ability to work independently in fast‑paced, cross‑functional teams.
• A demonstrated record of working hard, being trustworthy, holding yourself to high standards, and being kind to others.

• 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.

$110,000 - $160,000 a year

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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