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Staff Engineer, Mechanical Design - Launch and Recovery Systems (R4572)

Shield AI

Seattle, WA · full time · Senior

$160,000 – $240,000

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What this role is

Shield AI is hiring a mechanical design engineer to lead the development of ground support equipment for autonomous unmanned aircraft systems. This role suits someone with aerospace expertise who can design field-deployable systems for military operations and collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and flight teams.

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What they ask for

Required

  • Deep expertise in mechanical design
  • Structural analysis experience
  • Aerospace ground systems knowledge
  • Ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, and flight operations teams
  • Experience developing field-deployable systems for military environments

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