Staff Mechanical Engineer: Systems & RF Integration

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI seeks a Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead complex hardware efforts from concept through deployment. You will own mechanical design while integrating electronics, RF systems, and composite structures into cohesive, field-ready platforms.

You should be comfortable acting as a technical lead and driving cross-functional execution. You will lead mechanical design for airborne or ruggedized systems, own electronics packaging including radios/antennas/PCBAs, and review CAD models and release

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field required.
• 8+ years of mechanical design and product development experience.
• Experience working in cross-functional engineering environments.
• Demonstrated ownership of projects or subsystems with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design and integration for airborne or ruggedized systems from concept through production.
• Own system-level packaging of electronics including radios, antennas, PCBAs, and harnessing.
• Design and integrate components into composite and metallic structures.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across electrical, RF, manufacturing, and test teams.

Skills

Mechanical design

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Project ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

Creo

Job description

Shield AI seeks a Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead complex hardware efforts from concept through deployment. You will own mechanical design while integrating electronics, RF systems, and composite structures into cohesive, field-ready platforms.

You should be comfortable acting as a technical lead and driving cross-functional execution. You will lead mechanical design for airborne or ruggedized systems, own electronics packaging including radios/antennas/PCBAs, and review CAD models and release