Senior Manager, Avionics Mechanical Eng — Equity

Shieldai; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Manager of Mechanical Engineering to build and lead the team responsible for all mechanical design, thermal, and EWIS in the X-BAT aircraft and ground vehicles. You will establish the technical vision, hire top tier engineers, and partner with all other engineer team leads to execute cross-functionally.

Extreme ownership is expected where your team will carry designs from concept through manufacturing.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years of mechanical design experience around electronics and electrical systems.
• Proficiency with CAD software NX, SolidWorks, CATIA.
• Experience with FEA, thermal analysis, and fatigue/lifecycle testing.
• Ability to obtain a Secret level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and design for mechanical, thermal, and EWIS in X-BAT ground and flight avionics.
• Manage a small team of mechanical/thermal/EWIS engineers; establish leads and grow the team.
• Demonstrate hands-on design past experiences to guide team standards.
• Develop standards and processes for thermal and mechanical engineering of avionics hardware.
• Collaborate with electrical, RF, PCB, reliability, supply chain, and manufacturing to deliver full scope.
• Own outputs of complex electro-mechanical solutions for mission-critical avionics in harsh environments.

Skills

Mechanical design leadership

Thermal engineering

EWIS engineering

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on approach

Security clearance prep

Vendor collaboration

Education

BS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

CATIA

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Manager of Mechanical Engineering to build and lead the team responsible for all mechanical design, thermal, and EWIS in the X-BAT aircraft and ground vehicles. You will establish the technical vision, hire top tier engineers, and partner with all other engineer team leads to execute cross-functionally.

Extreme ownership is expected where your team will carry designs from concept through manufacturing.