Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems

About the role

Shield AI, a defense-tech company developing aircraft such as the X-BAT jet-engine VTOL military UAV, is seeking a Senior Fluid Systems Engineer in Seattle. The engineer designs liquid cooling and hydraulic fluid systems, works with suppliers, performs system and component analysis and sizing, and owns several aspects of the X-BAT fluid systems.

Key responsibilities

• Design components and fluid systems for the X-BAT platform.
• Engage with suppliers.
• Perform system and component analysis and sizing.
• Own multiple aspects of the X-BAT fluid systems.

Required profile

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• 5+ years of experience in fluid or hydraulic system design, component design, system analysis, supplier management and requirements management.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver design, build and test with rigor at speed.
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced, cross-functional teams.
• Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance desired.

Required skills

• Strong CAD skills (NX preferred).
• Fluid or hydraulic system analysis using first principles, Simscape, Amesim and similar tools.
• Preferred: experience with environmental and operational robustness (vibration/shock, thermal extremes, contamination, corrosion, sand/dust).
• Preferred: experience supporting ground test, flight test campaigns and system checkout, and failure investigations.
• Preferred: familiarity with reliability and safety methods (DFMEA/FTA, fault containment, safe-state thinking) with systems safety.