Staff Materials & Processes Engineer, Autonomous Aircraft

Shieldai; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Materials & Processes Engineer to support the development and production of our next-generation autonomous aircraft. You will develop, qualify, and implement materials and manufacturing processes for flight-critical hardware from concept through production.

You’ll work cross-functionally to ensure material performance, process control, manufacturability, and compliance across one of the most advanced autonomous aircraft platforms being built today.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and qualifying materials for flight-critical hardware.
• Knowledge of coupon and element-level testing standards.
• Experience with composites, prepregs, and secondary bonding processes.
• Ability to design and implement material/process qualification test plans.
• Ability to collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain material specification database.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing process specifications.
• Provide guidance for fatigue and corrosion prevention.
• Support environmental qualification testing.
• Design and implement test plans for material, component, and process qualification.
• Develop and maintain QA inspection process specifications.
• Work with suppliers to ensure proper implementation of process specifications.
• Assist with dispositioning of nonconformances.
• Collaborate with multifunctional teams for material and process selection.

Skills

Aerospace materials

Test design

Fatigue testing

DADT testing

Non-destructive inspection

Composite materials

Prepreg systems

Secondary bonding

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Materials & Processes Engineer to support the development and production of our next-generation autonomous aircraft. You will develop, qualify, and implement materials and manufacturing processes for flight-critical hardware from concept through production.

You’ll work cross-functionally to ensure material performance, process control, manufacturability, and compliance across one of the most advanced autonomous aircraft platforms being built today.