Director, Structures Engineering

🕒 June 11

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $210k - $320k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

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Shield AI

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2015

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🚀 Aerospace

Artificial Intelligence • Aerospace • Defense

Shield AI is a leading developer of AI-driven military solutions, focusing on enhancing mission autonomy and battlefield awareness. Their platform, Hivemind, enables rapid deployment of intelligent systems for various defense applications, including drone operation and surveillance. With a commitment to utilizing advanced technology, Shield AI aims to protect service members and civilians by revolutionizing defense technologies through autonomous systems.

📋 Description

• Lead the aerostructures organization for the X-BAT program, including design, analysis, integration, testing, and certification strategy • Drive development of lightweight, manufacturable, survivable aircraft structures optimized for autonomous combat aircraft operations • Partner closely with flight sciences, propulsion, avionics, manufacturing, autonomy, flight test, and supply chain teams to deliver integrated aircraft solutions • Establish engineering processes, design standards, configuration management, and structural development roadmaps across the program lifecycle • Lead structural trade studies balancing weight, performance, cost, producibility, maintainability, and mission requirements • Oversee development and validation of composite and metallic airframe structures, including primary load-bearing assemblies • Build and mentor a world-class aerostructures engineering team capable of rapid execution and technical excellence • Support transition from development programs into scalable production environments • Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action efforts for structural, manufacturing, and flight-test findings • Present technical reviews, program risks, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership and external stakeholders

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field • 12+ years of aerospace structural engineering experience, including leadership responsibility on advanced aircraft programs • Deep expertise in aircraft primary structures, composites, metallic design, structural analysis, and integration • Experience leading teams through full aircraft development cycles from conceptual design through flight test and production • Strong understanding of aircraft loads, stress analysis, fatigue, durability, and structural substantiation methodologies • Experience collaborating across highly integrated aerospace development organizations • Proven ability to recruit, develop, and scale high-performing engineering teams • Experience operating in fast-paced development environments with aggressive technical schedules • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

🏖️ Benefits

• Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity • Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)