Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering - Avionics (R4416)
- Salary
- USD 220,000 - 330,000 / per-year-salary
- Level
- Lead
- Work type
- On-site · Seattle
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 22 October 2026.
About the role
Shield AI's standard text
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.
What you'll do:
- Lead the team responsible for the architecture and design for all mechanical, thermal, and EWIS elements of ground and flight avionics on the X-BAT program
- Take ownership of a small team of thermal, mechanical, and EWIS engineers, establish leads and sub-managers, and grow the team to support program goals in the immediate and long term
- While you will not be expected to design as an individual contributor, you must have this experience in your past to establish what "right" looks like for your organization
- Develop standards and processes for thermal and mechanical engineering of critical avionics hardware
- Partner closely with electrical engineering, RF, PCB design, reliability, supply chain, structures, manufacturing and other disciplines to drive full scope product delivery
- Own your team's output of complex electro-mechanical solutions for flight critical avionics systems that withstand harsh environments
Required qualifications:
- B.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering
- 10+ years of experience in mechanical design around electronics and electrical systems
- Strong experience in CAD software (NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar) for 3D modeling, drawing creation, and system layout
- Experience working with electrical engineers to develop avionics packaging
- Experience with finite element analysis (FEA), thermal analysis, and fatigue/lifecycle testing
- Experience working directly with fabrication shops, contract manufacturers, and suppliers
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment with evolving priorities
- A demonstrated record of working hard, being trustworthy, holding yourself to high standards, and being kind to others
- Ability to obtain a Secret level security clearance
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.
Shield AI's standard text
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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.
What this role asks for
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Compared with Shield AI's other open jobs.
The team: X-BAT Engineering - Mechanical HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 31 open in X-BAT Engineering - Mechanical. 14 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in November: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
FEA (12 of 31), CATIA (9 of 31), GD&T (9 of 31), Siemens NX (8 of 31), SolidWorks (8 of 31), Python (6 of 31), ANSYS (5 of 31)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Staff Engineer, Aircraft Thermal Systems - Ranger (R6351) posted Oct 20
- Senior Staff Engineer, Environmental Control Systems - Ranger (R6350) posted Oct 20
- Staff Engineer, Actuated Systems - Ranger (R6347) posted Oct 19
- Senior Staff Engineer, Flight Control Actuation Systems - Ranger (R6327) posted Oct 18
- Senior Staff Engineer, Mechanical & Actuated Systems (R6307) posted Oct 18
- Manager, Environmental Control Systems & Thermal Engineering (R6306) posted Oct 18
- Engineer I, Mechanical (R6302) - New Grad posted Oct 17
- Staff Technician, Mechanical Test posted Oct 16
- EWIS Harness Design - Engineer I posted Oct 16
- Staff Engineer, Landing Gear Systems - Ranger (R6294) posted Oct 15
- Principal Thermal Engineer - Aircraft Avionics & Thermal Systems (R3930) posted Oct 13
- Engineer II, Avionics Thermal Engineering (R5298) posted Oct 13
- Technician II, Mechanical Test (R6165) posted Oct 3
- Staff Engineer, Electromechanical (R6043) posted Sep 23
- Staff Technical Program Manager, Air Vehicle Systems (R6044) posted Sep 22
- Principal Engineer, Fluid & Thermal Systems (R5620) posted Sep 11
- Engineering Manager, Air Vehicle Mechanical Systems (R5391) posted Aug 18
- Staff Engineer, Mechanical Test (R5475) posted Aug 3
- Staff Engineer, Mechanical & Actuated Systems (R5293) posted Jul 30
- Senior Engineer, Avionics Thermal Engineering (R5298) posted Jul 9
- Senior Vibrations Test Engineer (R5091) posted Jun 30
- Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems (R5203) posted Jun 17
- Staff Technician, Air Vehicle Systems (R4892) posted Apr 29
- Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems (R4891) posted Apr 29
- Senior Engineer, Mechanisms (R4890) posted Apr 29
- Principal Engineer, Fluid & Thermal Systems (R4793) posted Apr 15
- Staff Engineer, Mechanical - Harness Design (R4594) posted Mar 25
- Senior Staff Engineer, Electromechanical (R4583) posted Mar 25
- Senior Staff Engineer, Mechanical Test (R4413) posted Jan 15
- Sr. Staff Thermal Engineer - Aircraft Avionics & Thermal Systems (R3930) posted Nov 14
From the team and dates on Shield AI's own job board.
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