Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems (R4891)

Shield AI

Dallas, Texas on site Until 8/21/2026 5+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted April 30, 2026 Last posted April 30, 2026

Job description

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and 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:

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Fluid Systems Engineer to support development of liquid cooling and hydraulic fluid systems for our groundbreaking jet-engine VTOL military UAV platform, X-BAT. You will design components and fluid systems, engage with suppliers, perform system and component analysis and sizing, and own multiple aspects of X-BAT’s fluid systems.

Required qualifications:

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).

5+ years experience with fluid or hydraulic system design, component design, system analysis, supplier management, requirements management, etc.

Demonstrated ability to execute design, build, test with rigor at speed

Strong CAD skills (NX preferred)

Demonstrated proficiency with fluid or hydraulic system analysis, including 1^st principles, Simscape, Amesim, etc.

Ability to work independently in fast-paced, cross-functional teams

A demonstrated record of working hard, being trustworthy, holding yourself to high standards, and being kind to others

Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance desired.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience with environmental and operational robustness (vibration/shock, thermal extremes, contamination, corrosion, sand/dust, etc.).

Experience supporting ground test and flight test campaigns and system checkout, failure investigations.

Familiarity with reliability and safety methods (DFMEA/FTA, fault containment, safe-state thinking) in collaboration with systems safety.

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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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Compensation (from employer):
110000–160000 USD per year

About this role

Summary

Design, analyze, and own fluid systems for jet-engine VTOL UAV platform.

Job title

Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems (R4891)

Experience level

5+ years

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

defense-tech

Location requirements

Dallas, Texas; remote work not specified

Salary

$110k–$160k

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

Skills & keywords

Required skills

fluid system designhydraulic system analysisCAD NXSimscapeAmesim

Preferred skills

environmental robustnessground/test flight supportreliability methods

Specializations

fluid systemshydraulic systemssystem analysiscomponent design

Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Dallas, TX, USA

On-site City