Sr. Staff Thermal Engineer - Aircraft Avionics & Thermal Systems (R3930)

Shield AI
Seattle
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 166,632 - 249,948 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Mentoring","Problem-solving"]

Lead design, analysis, and integration of aircraft avionics thermal management systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, coordinating thermal/fluid design across components and system level, mentoring engineers, and communicating findings to stakeholders within a fast-paced aerospace environment.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
9 months ago

Sr. Staff Thermal Engineer - Aircraft Avionics & Thermal Systems (R3930)

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Job Summary

Lead design, analysis, and integration of aircraft avionics thermal management systems for unmanned aerial vehicles, coordinating thermal/fluid design across components and system level, mentoring engineers, and communicating findings to stakeholders within a fast-paced aerospace environment.
Location: Seattle
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own thermal analysis and design efforts for unmanned aerial vehicle avionics and thermal/fluid systems.
  • •Develop and validate analytical, numerical, and computational models for heat transfer and fluid flow using hand calculations and CFD tools such as FloEFD.
  • •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.
  • •Mentor junior engineers and guide cross-disciplinary teams in applying thermal/fluid fundamentals.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 166,632 - 249,948 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Annual BonusEquityBenefits

Key Requirements

  • •B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
  • •Minimum 7 years of professional experience in avionics or electronics thermal engineering.
  • •Strong expertise in heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation) and fluid mechanics.
  • •Deep 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:7+ yearsAerospaceDefenseAvionics
Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipMentoringProblem-solving
Tech Stack:ANSYS IcepakFloEFDSTAR-CCM+NXSolidWorksCFDHeat transferConductionConvectionRadiation

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
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