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Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems (R4891)

Shield AI · Seattle, Washington

Spotted 111d agoFull-time

Job details

Work mode
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Level
Senior
Posted
Apr 29, 2026
Last confirmed open
Oct 23, 2026
Job description

About this role

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.

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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.

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