Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Mission Systems (R5893)
Seattle, Washington · On-site · Staff
- Discipline
- Systems
- Industry
- Defense
Spec sheet
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X-BAT Division
Staff Engineer for mission systems leading end-to-end engineering of mission systems on advanced unmanned aircraft, steering architectures, requirements, and integration of payloads, avionics, and weapons through flight test and fielding.
Required
- mission system architectures
- requirement development and allocation
- system integration from concept through flight test
- payloads integration
- avionics integration
- weapons integration
- safety
- airworthiness
Preferred
- certification/airworthiness
- experience with unmanned aircraft
- systems engineering leadership
- integration testing
Benefits
- medical
- 401k
- PTO
Employer description
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:
This staff engineer for mission systems will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for the end-to-end engineering of mission systems on advanced next-gen unmanned aircraft, including payloads, communications, avionics, weapons, and associated support systems. This individual will shape the technical direction of programs, ensuring that the aircraft deliver decisive mission capabilities through robust, integrated, and certifiable system designs.
In this role, the engineer will drive mission system architectures, lead requirement development and allocation, and oversee system integration from concept through flight test and fielding. They will ensure that payloads, avionics, and weapons are seamlessly integrated into the aircraft while meeting mission performance, safety, airworthiness, and compliance objectives.
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