Senior Engineer, Propulsion Design - Ranger (R6346)

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 .

Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior Propulsion Design Engineer to support the development and delivery of propulsion hardware for the Ranger platform, a next-generation UAV. This role spans the full lifecycle of propulsion system components - from early layout and design through production release, test support, and flight operations.

You will be a key contributor to turning propulsion architecture into manufacturable, testable, and flight-ready hardware across the engine, fuel, oil, and bleed air systems. This role is hands-on, detail-oriented, and highly cross-functional - requiring close collaboration with propulsion REs, technicians, machinists, production, controls, airframe, and flight test teams.

What you'll do:

Own the design and release of propulsion hardware supporting the engine, fuel, oil, and bleed air systems.

Develop and maintain CAD models, drawings, and assemblies using Siemens NX with proper GD&T.

Translate propulsion architecture and requirements into hardware that is manufacturable, testable, and robust in flight.

Work directly with the machine shop, production, and technicians to support builds, resolve non-conformances, and drive iterative improvements.

Support test campaigns by providing hardware design s