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. Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI's technology actively supports operations worldwide. Shield AI is seeking a Senior Fluid Systems Engineer to support development of liquid cooling and hydraulic fluid systems for our groundbreaking jet-engine VTOL military UAV platform, X-BAT. You will design components and fluid systems, engage with suppliers, perform system and component analysis and sizing, and own multiple aspects of X-BAT's fluid systems. S. in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent). 5+ years experience with fluid or hydraulic system design, component design, system analysis, supplier management,



requirements management, etc. Demonstrated ability to execute design, build, test with rigor at speed Strong CAD skills (NX preferred) Demonstrated proficiency with fluid or hydraulic system analysis, including 1stprinciples, Simscape, Amesim, etc. Experience supporting ground test and flight test campaigns and system checkout, failure investigations. Full-time regular employee offer package: Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment) If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

📌 Senior Engineer, Air Vehicle Fluid Systems (Madrid)
🏢 shieldai
📍 Madrid