Senior Staff Engineer, Structural Analysis - Ranger (R6300)

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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 structural analysis efforts for UAV airframes, major substructures, and critical components within a program scope. • Define and execute finite element modeling approaches, load cases, assumptions, and margin assessments. • Perform and oversee static, modal, fatigue, vibration, and damage-tolerance analyses. • Establish sound practices for hand calculations, model validation, and analysis-to-test correlation. • Drive structural optimization across performance, weight, cost, and manufacturability targets. • Support structural test strategy, including defining requirements, participating in execution, and correlating results to analysis. • Review…