Senior Battery Mechanical Lead - Aircraft Power Systems

Shield AI; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI in Boston is seeking a Battery System Mechanical Lead responsible for all mechanical aspects of battery systems for X-BAT, the Launch and Recovery Vehicle, and ground equipment. You will design enclosure, packaging, integration, and release to manufacturing.

You will build a team of world-class engineers to support all design needs. A vertically integrated battery pack design will enable top performance, reliability, and rapid supply chain procurement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of relevant battery power systems experience.
• Experience delivering battery power systems to market.
• Proficient with mechanical engineering development tools, simulation, and test equipment.
• Strong technical fundamentals and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate internal components (cells, PCBAs, current collectors, etc.) mounting and retention, cell compliance, coolant routing, vent routing, harness and connector integration.
• Collaborate with thermal department on internal thermal design (material selection, insulation, heatsink, flow rates, pressure drops, etc.).
• Coordinate with process engineering and battery experts to determine weld schedule for cell electrode-to-current collector interfaces
• Drive optimal performance while managing size, weight, DFM, safety, and reliability
• Hands-on prototyping, testing, qualification, and handoff to production
• Define assembly drawings, designing for tolerance, assembly, and serviceability
• Ensure system performance and reliability is met through rigorous System-level shock, vibration, and thermal verification
• Investigate root-cause for the mechanical package, environmental, manufacturing, etc.
• Support design reviews, drive execution of assigned engineering deliverables in support of program objectives
• Work in a fast-paced environment

Skills

Mechanical design

Battery system experience

Prototype development

DFM

Root-cause analysis

Strong fundamentals

Education

B.S. Mechanical Eng

Tools

Simulation tools

Test equipment

Engineering development tools

Job description

Shield AI in Boston is seeking a Battery System Mechanical Lead responsible for all mechanical aspects of battery systems for X-BAT, the Launch and Recovery Vehicle, and ground equipment. You will design enclosure, packaging, integration, and release to manufacturing.

You will build a team of world-class engineers to support all design needs. A vertically integrated battery pack design will enable top performance, reliability, and rapid supply chain procurement.