Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager - Avionics & Thermal

Shield AI; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI seeks a Senior Manager of Mechanical Engineering to lead the team responsible for mechanical design, thermal management, and EWIS in the X-BAT program. You will set the technical vision, hire engineers, and partner with other leads to execute cross-functionally.

This role requires hands-on history, strong fundamentals, and a track record of delivering hardware from concept through manufacturing in a fast-paced defense-tech environment. Security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in mechanical design around electronics and electrical systems.
• Strong experience in CAD software (NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar) for 3D modeling, drawing creation, and system layout.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and design for all mechanical, thermal, and EWIS elements of ground and flight avionics on the X-BAT program.
• Take ownership of a small team of thermal, mechanical, and EWIS engineers, establish leads and sub-managers, and grow the team to support program goals.
• While not an individual contributor, you must have past hands-on design experience to set the standard for the team.
• Develop standards and processes for thermal and mechanical engineering of critical avionics hardware.
• Partner closely with electrical engineering, RF, PCB design, reliability, supply chain, structures, manufacturing and other disciplines to drive full scope product delivery.
• Own your team's output of complex electro-mechanical solutions for flight-critical avionics systems that withstand harsh environments.

Skills

Team leadership

Mechanical design

CAD modeling

FEA

Thermal analysis

Avionics packaging

Cross-functional collaboration

Security clearance

Manufacturing liaison

Education

B.S. Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

CATIA

Job description

Shield AI seeks a Senior Manager of Mechanical Engineering to lead the team responsible for mechanical design, thermal management, and EWIS in the X-BAT program. You will set the technical vision, hire engineers, and partner with other leads to execute cross-functionally.

This role requires hands-on history, strong fundamentals, and a track record of delivering hardware from concept through manufacturing in a fast-paced defense-tech environment. Security clearance is required.