Engineer I Mechanical Test (R5207)

What you'll do:

• Support the design assembly and operation of mechanical test fixtures and systems involving hydraulic actuation mechanical linkages and sensor instrumentation.
• Assist with hydraulic system integration setup and troubleshooting under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Execute mechanical structural and environmental test plans while ensuring accurate and repeatable data collection.
• Install wire and calibrate sensors including load cells pressure transducers strain gauges accelerometers and displacement sensors.
• Develop and maintain Python scripts to support test automation data processing and visualization.
• Analyze test results investigate unexpected behaviors and document findings in clear technical reports.
• Collaborate with mechanical systems electrical and manufacturing engineers to support product development and validation.
• Design simple test fixtures adapters and components using CAD while learning best practices for manufacturability and safety.
• Support Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to compare analytical predictions with physical test results.
• Assist with fabrication assembly and testing of metallic and composite components.
• Help maintain laboratory equipment improve test processes and contribute to a safe working environment.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 0-2 years of professional experience in mechanical engineering testing product development or a related field (internships co-ops research or project experience are welcomed).
• Familiarity with CAD software such as Siemens NX SolidWorks Creo or similar.
• Basic understanding of mechanical systems structural mechanics and engineering fundamentals.
• Exposure to Python or another programming language for data analysis or automation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a willingness to learn new tools and technologies.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a team environment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Internship research Formula SAE Baja SAE robotics capstone or other hands-on engineering project experience involving mechanical testing or hardware development.
• Exposure to hydraulic or pneumatic systems.
• Familiarity with strain gauges load cells pressure sensors or other instrumentation.
• Experience with laboratory testing data acquisition systems or experimental methods.
• Exposure to Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• Experience working with composite materials through coursework research or project work.

What We Do

At Shield AI you won't wait years to see your work reach the field. You'll build hardware and software that operates in the real world right now in the hands of the people who depend on it.Hivemind our AI pilot has been flying since 2018. It has flown more than 30 platforms including an F-16 and it now sits under a U.S. Air Force production contract for Collaborative Combat Aircraft. When you write code or shape a system here you contribute to technology with a proven flight record and a clear production future.V-BAT flies intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance missions with an operational record that stretches from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific. It delivers eyes where they matter most in the most demanding conditions on earth. The teams behind it watch their work get tested where the stakes are real.X-BAT takes its first flight this year. It's an AI-piloted fighter that needs no runway built to operate where traditional aircraft can't. Join now and you help shape a program at its earliest most formative stage. That's the kind of ground-floor work that defines a career.Do the most impactful work of your life on problems that matter.Autonomy at this level asks a lot of you. You'll take on problems in perception planning and control that few teams anywhere are equipped to solve. You'll work across disciplines from aerospace and robotics to machine learning and systems engineering alongside people who hold themselves to an exacting standard and expect the same from you.Our mission is clear: protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. That purpose runs through every decision every design review and every deployment. It's why the work here carries a weight you can feel.Ready to join our mission? Explore our open roles and find where you fit.

Why Work With Us

Founded in 2015 by a former Navy SEAL Shield AI builds AI pilots and uncrewed aircraft. Veterans aren't an afterthought here they're at every level. It's why the work carries weight: AI pilots and uncrewed aircraft flying real missions from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific protecting service members and civilians.

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