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Shield AI

Staff Engineer, Landing Gear Systems (RX) (R5372)

Location

Dallas, TX

Wage

$171,456 – $257,184/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on October 3, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The Staff Engineer, Landing Gear Systems role involves taking technical ownership of landing gear architecture and design within a special access program.

Responsibilities

  • Lead landing gear architecture definition and trade studies.
  • Own the full CAD design lifecycle from initial concept through drawing release.
  • Perform first-principles classical stress and fatigue hand calculations.
  • Size and select wheels, tires, brakes, shock absorption systems, and actuators.
  • Author technical specifications and statements of work for landing gear components.
  • Define verification test plans and design mechanical test fixtures.
  • Support prototype assembly, ground taxi testing, and flight test operations.

Requirements

  • Must be a US Citizen with an active Secret or higher clearance.
  • Minimum 7 years of experience for L4 or 12 years for L5 in aerospace mechanism design.
  • B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Deep mastery of classical solid mechanics, kinematics, dynamics, and materials selection.
  • Demonstrated capability in performing closed-form hand calculations and FEA analysis.
  • Extensive experience in 3D CAD modeling and drawing release, preferably Siemens NX.
  • Proven track record sourcing aerospace hardware and supporting physical builds.
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How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $103/hr, this posting sits about 194% above the $35/hr median for welding jobs in Dallas, TX — toward the top of a $28–$39/hr middle band drawn from 45 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Dallas, TX

We're tracking 111 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 64 different employers. 34 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 562 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

Shield AI currently has 3 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $36/hr, Dallas at $35/hr, and Midlothian at $35/hr. Dallas is among them.

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