Senior Engineer, Avionics Thermal Engineering (R5298)

Shield AI
Seattle
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 110,000 - 170,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 4+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","First-principles problem solving","Risk assessment","Cross-disciplinary collaboration","Written and verbal communication"]

Own the design, analysis, and integration of aircraft avionics thermal management systems and electronics cooling. Develop and validate heat transfer and fluid flow models using first-principles methods and CFD tools, then correlate results with test data. Lead trade studies, architecture decisions, and risk assessments while guiding cross-disciplinary teams. Communicate findings through design reviews and reports, and influence electrical and PCBA design direction based on thermal risks and solutions.

Loading

Loading job details...

Preparing the role view and application actions.

FursaFursa
Shield AI
Shield AI
2 months ago

Senior Engineer, Avionics Thermal Engineering (R5298)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI
Last checked: 7 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Own the design, analysis, and integration of aircraft avionics thermal management systems and electronics cooling. Develop and validate heat transfer and fluid flow models using first-principles methods and CFD tools, then correlate results with test data. Lead trade studies, architecture decisions, and risk assessments while guiding cross-disciplinary teams. Communicate findings through design reviews and reports, and influence electrical and PCBA design direction based on thermal risks and solutions.
Location: Seattle
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own thermal solutions for unmanned aerial vehicle avionics, including design, analysis, and test.
  • •Develop and validate analytical, numerical, and computational heat transfer and fluid flow models using hand calculations and CFD tools.
  • •Provide technical leadership in trade studies, system architecture decisions, and risk assessments.
  • •Drive test planning, instrumentation, and data analysis to correlate models with experimental results.
  • •Guide cross-disciplinary teams in applying thermal/fluid fundamentals and communicate findings through reviews and reports.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 110,000 - 170,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
  • •Minimum 4 years of professional experience in avionics or electronics thermal engineering.
  • •Strong expertise in heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation) and fluid mechanics.
  • •Strong understanding of active and passive cooling solutions and their integration at component and system level.
  • •Proficiency with thermal analysis and CFD tools (e.g., ANSYS Icepak, FloEFD, STAR-CCM+).
Experience:4+ years
Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
Skills:Technical leadershipFirst-principles problem solvingRisk assessmentCross-disciplinary collaborationWritten and verbal communication
Tech Stack:FloEFDANSYS IcepakSTAR-CCM+CFDNXSolidWorks

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
WebsiteLinkedIn