Staff Engineer, Aerostructures Loads - Ranger (R6352)

Shield AI is seeking a Staff Aerostructures Loads Engineer to define, analyze, and validate the loads environments that drive structural design for Project Ranger. This role will develop critical vehicle and component loads analyses across flight, ground, transport, handling, and test conditions, enabling safe, efficient, and flight ready structural designs.

The ideal candidate brings strong aircraft loads fundamentals, sound engineering judgment, and practical experience applying analytical results to structural design, test, and certification activities. This engineer will work closely with structures, flight sciences, systems engineering, aerodynamics, flight controls, propulsion, manufacturing, and flight test teams to ensure the airframe is designed, validated, and operated within defined structural limits.