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Own tooling lifecycle for complex aerospace assemblies: design jigs, fixtures, molds, gauges and handling tooling; perform FEA and tolerance validation; produce complete tool design packages; lead reviews; manage fabrication, shop-floor prove-out, and first-article metrology; create PM, setup, and inspection documentation.

Design and implement real-time object detection, classification, multi-target tracking, and sensor-fused state estimation for airborne platforms. Integrate EO/IR, radar, IMU/GPS data, optimize perception pipelines for SWaP-constrained systems, validate in simulation and flight tests, and collaborate with autonomy, hardware, and integration teams.

Design, analyze, and integrate fuel storage, transfer, and venting systems for long-endurance UAVs. Perform CFD and thermal/fluid analysis, support integration with propulsion and avionics, conduct simulations and bench testing, generate design documentation and verification plans, coordinate suppliers, troubleshoot prototypes, and mature system architecture and standards for flight test readiness.

Lead development, sustainment, and improvement of production equipment, test racks, and test cells. Own equipment lifecycle, troubleshoot failures, drive RAM improvements, maintain documentation, support upgrades and acceptance testing, mentor junior staff, and manage vendors to ensure production readiness, safety, and scalability.

Lead and scale V-BAT simulation capabilities by designing and integrating simulation tooling, managing a distributed simulation engineering team, aligning cross-functional priorities, creating workflows and documentation, and delivering simulation roadmaps, dashboards, and release processes to ensure safe, reliable aircraft development.

Integrate autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft, prepare flight-ready systems, support on-site flight tests, debug hardware/software issues, capture and analyze flight data, collaborate with autonomy/GNC/systems teams, and support certification and continuous improvement for mission deployments.

Deploy and integrate Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy software with customers worldwide. Provide on-site technical support, training, debugging, and documentation. Develop AI/autonomy applications using the Shield AI SDK, collaborate with engineering and sales for pre- and post-sales activities, and incorporate customer feedback to improve products.

Develop and integrate Hivemind autonomy capabilities for unmanned platforms across air/sea/space. Collaborate with customers to enable edge-AI, debug integrations, deploy infrastructure at customer sites, provide technical training, document systems, and work with product/engineering to iterate. Travel to customer sites (~30%).

Design and develop complex hydraulic fluid systems and mechanisms for autonomous UAV launch/recovery. Perform CAD, tolerance and materials selection, structural calculations and FEA, prototype and test hardware, support pre-production and flight testing, and collaborate across disciplines to meet performance, schedule, and reliability goals.

Perform finite element modeling and analyses (static, modal, fatigue, vibration) for UAV structures; validate results with hand calculations; support structural test planning, data analysis, load definition, and cross-functional design optimization to ensure lightweight, safe airframe performance.