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