Engineer II, Flight Sciences - Shield AI
View Company Profile- Job Title
- Engineer II, Flight Sciences
- Job Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Job Description
- Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the 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.As a Flight Sciences Engineer, you will work across disciplines to enable aircraft design, build, test, and flight. The Flight Sciences team encompasses aerodynamics, aircraft performance, aero-propulsion, stability and control, aerodynamic modeling, wind tunnel testing, and flight testing and is responsible for designing and testing high-performance unmanned aircraft.This role is perfect for an engineer with a solid foundation in aerodynamics or flight sciences who is eager to grow, own challenging projects, and see their work move rapidly from concept to flight. If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy solving complex problems, and want to help build the future of autonomous aviation, we want to hear from you.What you'll do
- Support aircraft design from conceptual phase through flight
- Develop aerodynamic analyses and models for unmanned aircraft, including X-BAT and V-BAT
- Contribute to V-BAT flight sciences support through flight test data analysis and aircraft performance modeling
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including structural engineers, propulsion engineers, flight test engineers, and control systems engineers, to ensure integrated, optimized, and safe aircraft performance
- Support wind tunnel and flight test events
- Work in a fast-paced environment
Required qualifications- You have a B.S. in Aerospace / Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- You have 1+ years of experience in an area of flight sciences (aerodynamics, performance, stability and control, wind tunnel / flight testing, etc
- You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
Preferred qualifications- Experience with computational fluid dynamics
- Experience scripting or developing software
- Experience with analysis of large data sets
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Shield AI Company Size
Between 500 - 1,000 employees
Shield AI Founded Year
2015
Shield AI Total Amount Raised
$1,313,144,960
Shield AI Funding Rounds
View funding detailsSeries F
$240,000,000 USD
Debt Financing
$200,000,000 USD
Series F
$300,000,000 USD
Series E
$60,000,000 USD
Series E
$90,000,000 USD
Debt Financing
$75,000,000 USD
Series D
$210,000,000 USD
Series C
$70,000,000 USD
Debt Financing
$20,000,000 USD
Series B
$25,000,000 USD
Series A
$10,000,000 USD
Series A
$10,500,000 USD
Seed
$2,049,999 USD
Angel
$595,000 USD