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Senior Staff Engineer, Structural Analysis - Ranger (R6369)

Shield AI

Seattle, WashingtonPosted 6 days agoDirect from company

  • LocationSeattle, Washington
  • Work typeNot stated
  • EmploymentFull-time
  • Posted21 October 2026
  • SourceShield AI's careers page (Lever)
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About the role

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. For more information, visit  www.shield.ai . Follow Shield AI on  LinkedIn ,  X ,  Instagram , and  YouTube .

Job Description:

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Staff Structural Analyst to provide advanced technical leadership in the structural analysis and validation of next-generation UAV platforms. In this role, you will serve as a senior subject-matter expert for airframe structures, leading complex analysis efforts, supporting test correlation, and ensuring structural integrity across development, flight test, and production.

This role is ideal for engineers with 12–15+ years of experience who have led major structural workstreams on aerospace programs and are comfortable owning analysis execution, mentoring engineers, and influencing key design tradeoffs within a program.

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