Shield AI Hiring Engineer I, Electromechanical

What you'll do:

• Support the design of electromechanical solutions for avionics packaging, electrical interconnects, thermal management, and aircraft integration.
• Create and update 3D models, engineering drawings, bills of materials, and other design documentation.
• Assist with structural, thermal, and modal analyses under the guidance of experienced engineers.
• Work with electrical engineers to define and document mechanical interfaces for circuit cards, connectors, wiring, and harnesses.
• Help investigate well-defined design and manufacturing issues, evaluate solutions, and document results.
• Support prototype builds, system integration, environmental testing, failure analysis, and flight-test readiness activities.
• Follow and contribute to established engineering processes, configuration-control practices, and functional best practices.
• Develop plans for assigned tasks, communicate progress and risks, and execute against team priorities.
• Build effective working relationships within the team, incorporate feedback, and share relevant knowledge.
• Contribute to products that advance Shield AI’s mission while demonstrating the company’s values.

Required qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Understanding of fundamental mechanical engineering concepts, including mechanics, materials, heat transfer, and manufacturing processes.
• Academic, internship, project, or hands-on experience using CAD software such as NX, SolidWorks, or CATIA.
• Ability to create or interpret basic engineering drawings and mechanical layouts.
• Familiarity with electromechanical systems, circuit cards, connectors, wiring, and harness integration.
• Basic understanding of structural or thermal analysis methods.
• Strong problem-solving, documentation, organization, and communication skills.
• Ability to complete well-defined engineering tasks with guidance from peers and managers.
• Ability to collaborate effectively, accept feedback, and work in a fast-paced development environment with evolving priorities.
• Ability to obtain an S//SAR-level security clearance is desired.

Preferred qualifications:

• Internship, co-op, student-team, research, or project experience involving UAVs, aircraft, robotics, electronics packaging, or other electromechanical systems.

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.