Staff Engineer, Flight Sciences, Design - Ranger (R6357)

Shield AI is hiring a Staff Engineer, Flight Sciences, Design - Ranger (R6357) in Seattle, United States. It pays $170k-$260k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Shield AI.

Level's read on this job

Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions Cfd, Wind Tunnel and Flight Simulations among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a senior role.
Shield AI has 657 other open roles on Level.
Posted in the last few days.

AI in this role

Drive aircraft aerodynamic design, CFD analysis, and performance modeling for intelligent aviation systems.

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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.

Job Description:

As a Flight Sciences Engineer, Design, you will drive aircraft programs to success with aerodynamic design contributions, CFD analyses, aircraft performance modeling, wind tunnel testing, and flight test data analysis. Your expertise will be critical in ensuring that our aircraft achieve optimal aerodynamic efficiency, stability, and performance across a variety of operational conditions.

How we rate this

Staff Engineer, Flight Sciences, Design - Ranger (R6357) at Shield AI rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Staff Engineer, Flight Sciences, Design - Ranger (R6357) is an open job at Shield AI.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $170k-$260k a year.
The role is based in Seattle, Washington.
The job was posted on October 20, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Shield AI. Apply on Shield AI

Prepare for this job

Built from this posting and from similar jobs on Level.

Skills and AI tools this role asks for

AerodynamicsAircraft DesignPerformance ModelingCfdWind TunnelFlight Simulations

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where aerodynamics was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where aircraft design was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where performance modeling was part of your work. What did you do?
What's a project where you used Cfd hands-on?
Walk me through how you've used Wind Tunnel in your day-to-day work.

Adapt your resume

List these exact terms on your resume: Aerodynamics, Aircraft Design, Performance Modeling, Cfd, and Wind Tunnel. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.

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