Lead Aeroelastic & Loads Engineer

Lever, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 145,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Loads Engineer to lead aeroelastic analysis for next-gen air vehicles. You will drive aerodynamic and structural load envelopes from concept through flight testing, ensuring accuracy and traceability across design, test, and simulation teams.

You will collaborate with GNC, aero, and structures teams while developing loads models in FEMAP/NASTRAN/MATLAB and Python/Simulink, supporting structure sizing, stability checks, and flight envelope validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of experience performing loads and aeroelastic analysis for aircraft (manned or unmanned).
• Proficiency with loads modeling tools such as FEMAP, NASTRAN, MATLAB, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own development of aerodynamic and structural load envelopes for the full vehicle, from concept to flight test.
• Lead maneuver, gust, landing, and ground loads analyses, including quasi-static and dynamic cases.
• Coordinate with GNC, aero, and structural teams to define load cases tied to mission profiles and flight control behaviors.
• Develop and validate loads models using FEMAP, NASTRAN, MATLAB, or Python/Simulink scripts.
• Support sizing and analysis of critical structural components through load maps and V-n diagrams.
• Conduct aeroelastic stability assessments, including divergence checks.
• Lead traceability of loads inputs/outputs across ICDs, FEA models, and design docs.
• Interface with test engineering on strain gauge placement and in-flight data correlation.
• Author and present loads documentation for reviews and compliance.

Skills

Aerospace loads analysis

FEMAP

NASTRAN

MATLAB

Python/Simulink

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

FEMAP

NASTRAN

MATLAB

Python/Simulink

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Loads Engineer to lead aeroelastic analysis for next-gen air vehicles. You will drive aerodynamic and structural load envelopes from concept through flight testing, ensuring accuracy and traceability across design, test, and simulation teams.

You will collaborate with GNC, aero, and structures teams while developing loads models in FEMAP/NASTRAN/MATLAB and Python/Simulink, supporting structure sizing, stability checks, and flight envelope validation.