Senior UAV Airframe Structural Lead

Telemetry Today LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Staff Structural Analyst to provide advanced technical leadership in the structural analysis and validation of next-generation UAV platforms. You will serve as a senior SME for airframe structures, leading complex analysis efforts, supporting test correlation, and ensuring structural integrity across development, flight test, and production.

This role requires 12–15+ years in aerospace structural programs, with a proven ability to lead major workstreams, mentor

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of aerospace structural experience.
• Led major structural workstreams on aerospace programs.
• Owns analysis execution and validation across program phases.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced structural analysis and validation of UAV airframes.
• Coordinate test correlation and ensure structural integrity across development, flight test and production.
• Influence key design tradeoffs within a program.

Skills

Structural analysis

Leadership

Mentoring

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Staff Structural Analyst to provide advanced technical leadership in the structural analysis and validation of next-generation UAV platforms. You will serve as a senior SME for airframe structures, leading complex analysis efforts, supporting test correlation, and ensuring structural integrity across development, flight test, and production.

This role requires 12–15+ years in aerospace structural programs, with a proven ability to lead major workstreams, mentor