# Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer (R5159)

Hiring organization: [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2733b178-b406-497a-b3ee-ec24585f92c3

Listed on Shield AI's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Salary: 160000 – 240000 USD per year

## Summary

Shield AI is hiring a senior structural design engineer to develop components for autonomous aircraft, from concept through production. This role suits experienced aerospace engineers who want hands-on responsibility for flight-critical designs within a defense-tech company building next-generation platforms.

_Our summary, not Shield AI's wording._

## Skills named

Aerospace Engineering, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Manufacturing, Structural Design

## Required

- Experience designing aerospace structural components
- Mechanical engineering background
- Flight-critical design experience

## Nice to have

- Autonomous systems experience
- Production release experience
- Cross-functional integration experience

Apply on Shield AI's site: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/04df761d-632e-4398-8fc6-47ec02be580c/apply