Engineer II, Avionics Thermal Engineering · Shield AI

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:12:51 GMT
Engineering

Shield AI · United States · $90,000-130,000 per year · onsite

Are you a passionate and innovative thermal engineer looking to help develop state-of-the-art AI and aircraft products? Shield AI is just the place for you!

As a Level 2 Thermal Engineer at Shield AI, you will own the design, analysis, and integration of aircraft avionics thermal management systems and electronics cooling.

Your responsibilities will include:

Owning thermal solutions for unmanned aerial vehicle avionics including design, analysis, and test.

Developing and validating analytical, numerical, and computational models for heat transfer and fluid flow using hand calculations and CFD tools such as FloEFD.

Providing technical leadership in trade studies, system architecture decisions, and risk assessments.

Driving test planning, instrumentation, and data analysis to correlate models with experimental results.

Guiding cross-disciplinary teams in applying thermal/fluid fundamentals.

Communicating technical findings clearly through design reviews, and written reports.

We're looking for someone with a strong background in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related discipline, with a minimum of 2 years of professional experience in avionics or electronics thermal engineering.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation) and fluid mechanics, as well as a strong understanding of active and passive cooling solutions and their integration at component and system level.

If you're a motivated and detail-oriented individual with excellent communication skills, we'd love to hear from you!