Principal Fuel Systems Engineer (X-BAT)
Shield AI · Dallas, TX · X-BAT Division
principal
operations
Systems Engineer
tech_leadership
12+ yrs Bachelor's Hybrid
· Posted Oct 14, 2025
$209,197 – $313,795
USD per-year-salary
Skills
About this role
Shield AI is hiring a principal-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Dallas, TX (hybrid). The posting calls out experience with System Design and roughly 12+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $209,197–$313,795 per-year-salary.
- Role
- Systems Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- principal
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Experience
- 12+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Department
- X-BAT Division
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2025
AI Summary
Lead architecture, development, and validation of fuel systems for AI-powered aircraft from concept through flight testing. Mentor engineers, conduct system modeling, oversee supplier qualification, and support test campaigns. Requires 12-15+ years in aircraft fuel systems, aerospace fluids, or propulsion integration with deep fluid mechanics and CFD expertise.
More roles at Shield AI
Equity Program Manager (R4944)
San Diego, CA · manager
Compliance
EWIS Harness Design - Engineer I (R5018)
Dallas, TX · mid
Field Marketing Manager, Middle East (R4253)
Abu Dhabi · mid
Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer (R5009)
Wichita Metro Area · mid
Testing
Fuel Systems Engineer (X-BAT)
Dallas, TX · mid
System Design
All Shield AI jobs →
Job description
from Shield AI careersFounded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the 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:
Shield AI is seeking a Principal Fuel Systems Engineer to lead architecture, development, and validation of fuel systems for advanced AI-powered aircraft. In this role, you’ll own the full lifecycle of fuel system design—from concept through flight testing—while mentoring others and driving technical excellence across our growing air vehicle portfolio.
You’ll tackle high-impact challenges: enabling efficient long-endurance flight, optimizing aircraft center of gravity, and developing robust, certifiable systems that perform flawlessly in extreme conditions.
On-site or hybrid work is preferred; however, for highly qualified candidates, a remote arrangement may be considered with up to 25% travel.
What you will do in this role:
- Architect end-to-end fuel systems including storage, transfer, venting, and pressurization for next-gen autonomous aircraft.
- Lead cross-functional integration between propulsion, structures, avionics, and thermal teams to ensure optimal system performance.
This is an excerpt. Read the full job description on Shield AI careers →