Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering - Avionics (R4416)

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Manager of Mechanical Engineering to build and lead the team responsible for all mechanical design, thermal, and harnessing in the X-BAT aircraft and ground vehicle. You will establish the technical vision, hire top tier engineers, and partner with all other engineer team leads to execute cross-functionally. Extreme ownership is expected where your team will carry designs from concept through manufacturing. Team leads and managers at Shield are expected to have strong technical fundamentals and a history of experience being hands on.

Responsibilities

Be responsible for the architecture and design for all parts of the mechanical system in the X-BAT aircraft and ground vehicle, as they pertain to avionics; A small team exists that you will inherit. From there, you will establish leads and sub-managers while growing the team significantly 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; Partner closely with electrical engineering, RF, PCB design, reliability, supply chain, structures, manufacturing and other disciplines to drive full scope product delivery; Your team will output complex electro-mechanical solutions for flight critical avionics systems that withstand harsh environments

Requirements

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

Benefits

Bonus; Benefits; Equity