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Senior Engineer, Aerodynamics and Performance (R4678)
Shield AIUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Mar 2026
About the role
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Job Description:As an Aerodynamics and Performance Engineer, you will work across disciplines to enable aircraft design, build, test, and flight. This role will lead aerodynamics and performance engineering for V-BAT. In this capacity, you will create aerodynamics models for V-BAT configurations, work across teams to analyze flight test data, and determine methods to improve aircraft performance. In addition, you may contribute to aircraft conceptual and aerodynamic design for future unmanned air vehicle concepts.
A successful candidate will have hands-on experience on an aircraft program that is flying or has flown, along with experience generating aerodynamic models, especially using flight test data. Ability to work across teams is crucial, as this role will regularly interface with leadership, flight test engineers, GNC engineers, propulsion engineers, and customer support.
Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Job Description:As an Aerodynamics and Performance Engineer, you will work across disciplines to enable aircraft design, build, test, and flight. This role will lead aerodynamics and performance engineering for V-BAT. In this capacity, you will create aerodynamics models for V-BAT configurations, work across teams to analyze flight test data, and determine methods to improve aircraft performance. In addition, you may contribute to aircraft conceptual and aerodynamic design for future unmanned air vehicle concepts.
A successful candidate will have hands-on experience on an aircraft program that is flying or has flown, along with experience generating aerodynamic models, especially using flight test data. Ability to work across teams is crucial, as this role will regularly interface with leadership, flight test engineers, GNC engineers, propulsion engineers, and customer support.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace/mechanical engineering; or equivalent
- A minimum of 3+ years of experience as an Aerodynamics/Aerospace/Performance/Flight Sciences Engineer
- Strong technical fundamentals
- Experience on an aircraft / UAV program with flight tests, ideally one in production
- Demonstrated track record of extreme ownership, working hard, and delivering outstanding outcomes
- Experience partnering with a multidisciplinary engineering team
- You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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