Shield AI
Senior Staff Engineer, GCS / Communications Systems (R5020)
San Diego, California · On-site · Senior
- Discipline
- Systems
- Industry
- Defense
Spec sheet
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X-BAT Division
Senior Staff Engineer in GCS / Communications Systems leading the development, integration, and validation of ground control station and communication architectures for advanced military aircraft and autonomous systems; focuses on robust air-ground/distributed mission-system connectivity and mission-critical communication capabilities across the full lifecycle.
Required
- ground control station
- communications architectures
- integration and validation
- lifecycle from concept to flight and test
- network resiliency
- mission-critical communication capabilities
- operational workflows
- system behaviors
Preferred
- defense air/space communications
- aircraft/autonomy systems
- C2 networks
- RF/link optimization
- systems engineering processes (requirements, design, verification)
- doctrine/static/dynamic testing
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:
We are seeking a GCS / Communications Systems Engineer to lead the development, integration, and validation of ground control station and communication architectures supporting advanced military aircraft and autonomous systems. This role directly impacts mission effectiveness, command and control reliability, platform connectivity, and operational resiliency by ensuring robust communication between air, ground, and distributed mission systems.
The engineer will define system behaviors, operational workflows, and communication architectures across the full lifecycle, from concept development through flight and operational test. This role plays a critical part in reducing integration risk, improving network resiliency, and accelerating deployment of mission-critical communication capabilities.
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