# Staff Engineer, Fuel Systems (R5900) at Shield AI

- Company: Shield AI
- What the company does: Autonomy for the world. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://shield.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Dallas, Texas
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $146K to $219K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/f09a394b-28f7-4721-9c87-0a101285ed65
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-staff-engineer-fuel-systems-r5900-2/

## About the role

You will serve as the Responsible Engineer (RE) for the aircraft fuel system, owning technical execution from requirements and architecture through design, procurement, integration, build, test, flight, and operational support. This role requires strong thermofluid fundamentals, engineering judgment, and the ability to understand fuel system behavior across demanding aircraft operating conditions while serving as the focal point between propulsion, vehicle teams, suppliers, and flight operations.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
- 7+ years of experience in aerospace fuel systems, fluid systems, propulsion, or related aircraft system development, with demonstrated ownership of complex aerospace hardware
- Strong understanding of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and compressible and incompressible flow
- Strong understanding of aerospace fuel system design, including pressure losses, pump performance, venting, vapor pressure, cavitation, transient flow behavior, and thermal effects
- Hands-on experience with fluid system hardware integration, instrumentation, testing, flight support, and technical failure investigations
- Strong proficiency in Python or similar tools for engineering analysis, data reduction, and model correlation

Tags: X-BAT Engineering - Propulsion