Director, Test Engineering - ACP Programs (R5044)

Shield AI · Integration & Test

Location: Washington, D.C.
Metro: Washington, DC
Workplace: On-site
Level: Staff+
Type: Full-time
Pay: $210K–$310K/yr (published by employer)
Posted: 5 months ago
Source: Lever

What the posting covers

About the company

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…

Job Description

As a Hivemind Solutions Flight Test Director (ACP Programs), you will serve as the end-to-end technical leader responsible for the integration, verification, and operational test of Hivemind AI Pilot capabilities on portfolio of group 5 UAS/Autonomous…

What you'll do

Act as Test Director and technical lead for integration and flight test of Hivemind autonomy on group 5 ACP systems, including multi-aircraft coordination scenarios in LVC and empirical flight test scenarios. Own test strategy and execution across the full…

Required qualifications

Typically requires 15+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 14+ years with a Master’s; or 12+ years with a PhD; or equivalent experience Demonstrated experience leading flight test or large-scale system integration efforts, including authority…

Preferred qualifications

Experience supporting Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP), loyal wingman concepts, or multi-vehicle autonomous systems Prior role as Flight Test Director, Test Conductor, or Lead Flight Test Engineer on full-scale aircraft programs Familiarity with…

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