Shield AI’s mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Shield AI is a fast growing, venture-backed defense-technology company built around a team of proven executives, distinguished warfighters, and world-class AI engineers. Since 2018, Shield AI’s products and people have supported operations around the world with the US Department of Defense and our allies. Most recently, we acquired Heron Systems and Martin UAV as wholly owned subsidiaries of Shield AI. Join our team and shape the future of artificially intelligent systems.

 The Aerodynamics and Performance team focuses on researching and developing state-of-the-art, high-performance vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. As an aerodynamics engineer, you’ll work on an agile team grounded in first principles to push the boundaries of the state-of-the-art.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Design and develop new aircraft configurations to meet mission performance objectives
• Analyze aerodynamic performance across a large array of air vehicle designs via CAD, low fidelity tools, CFD, ground test, wind tunnel test, and flight test experiments
• Generate structural loads including lift and drag distributions for wings, propellers, control surfaces and other aerodynamic surfaces
• Collaborate with and present findings to other internal functional teams and program-based teams
• Develop and operate vehicle performance tools

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited University
• Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 0 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
• Experience partnering with a multidisciplinary engineering team, including mechanical, electrical, propulsion, software, and AI disciplines
• Solid understanding of aerodynamic fundamentals, CFD techniques, wind tunnel testing, and flight testing
• Experience with aerodynamic tools and techniques, e.g. vortex-lattice, panel-method, etc.
• Experience with commercial and government CFD software tools
• Experience with Matlab or Python for data analysis
• Familiarity with translating aerodynamic analyses into workable design solutions for flight vehicles
• Familiarity with lofting/surfacing tools in Solidworks (or equivalent CAD software tools) for generating water-tight geometries
• Passion for solving complex problems in a fast-moving environment
• Demonstrated record of working hard, strong communication skills, being a trustworthy teammate, and being kind to others

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with Pointwise, Tecplot, commercial, and government CFD solvers
• Experience with aeroacoustics analysis
• Experience with airfoil design
• Experience with wind tunnel testing
• Experience with aeroelasticity and flutter analysis

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