# Staff Engineer, Thermal - Air Vehicle (R4856)

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5d3350e8-5abe-4c31-aa74-1da2628a7219

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

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Salary: 170000 – 230000 USD per year

## Summary

A thermal engineering leadership role designing and solving complex heat management challenges on advanced aircraft development. Best for someone who can tackle sophisticated engineering problems independently while guiding other engineers and translating technical work across disciplines.

_Our summary, not Shield AI's wording._

## Skills named

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

## Required

- Thermal engineering expertise
- First-principles problem solving ability
- Autonomous work on challenging thermal problems
- Cross-disciplinary communication skills
- Aerospace thermal design experience

## Nice to have

- VTOL or rotorcraft thermal experience
- Leadership experience guiding engineering peers
- Mission-critical systems background

Apply on Shield AI's site: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/bbc92590-2f3e-467c-8ffc-c2efd0e8b98a/apply