Director, Aerostructures Design – X-BAT

Shield; Texas; Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 280,000; Full time

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Job summary

Shield AI seeks a Senior Manager of Aerostructures Design for the X-BAT program to lead the aerostructures organization, develop lightweight structures, and scale a high-performing engineering team to deliver autonomous aircraft solutions.

You will collaborate across flight sciences, propulsion, avionics, manufacturing, autonomy, and supply chain to produce integrated airframes and transition designs into production, while maintaining rigorous structural substantiation and high-rate production

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
• 12+ years in aerospace structural engineering with leadership.
• Expertise in primary structures, composites, metallic design, analysis.
• Experience leading full aircraft development cycles.
• Ability to obtain US security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the aerostructures design organization for the X-BAT program.
• Drive development of lightweight, manufacturable, survivable airframe structures.
• Partner with flight sciences, propulsion, avionics, manufacturing, autonomy, flight test, and supply chain teams.
• Establish engineering processes, design standards, and roadmaps across the program lifecycle.
• Oversee development and validation of composite and metallic airframe structures.
• Build and mentor a world-class aerostructures team for rapid execution.
• Support transition from development to scalable production environments.
• Drive root-cause analysis for structural, manufacturing, and flight-test findings.
• Present technical reviews and strategic recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Aerospace structural engineering

Leadership

Systems integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Shield AI seeks a Senior Manager of Aerostructures Design for the X-BAT program to lead the aerostructures organization, develop lightweight structures, and scale a high-performing engineering team to deliver autonomous aircraft solutions.

You will collaborate across flight sciences, propulsion, avionics, manufacturing, autonomy, and supply chain to produce integrated airframes and transition designs into production, while maintaining rigorous structural substantiation and high-rate production