Staff Systems Engineer (R5982)

Shield AI · X-BAT Engineering - System Engineering & Integrated Test

Location: United States · Seattle, Washington · San Diego, California · Washington, D.C. · Dallas, Texas
Metro: Seattle, San Diego, Washington, DC, Dallas–Fort Worth
Workplace: On-site
Level: Staff+
Type: Full-time
Pay: $144K–$210K/yr (published by employer)
Posted: 1 month 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 Staff Systems Engineer on Shield AI’s next gen UAS program, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and integrating cutting-edge autonomous aircraft systems for national defense. You will lead the technical execution of system…

What You'll Do

Perform System Architecture & Design: Develop and refine the system architecture for the next gen UAS, ensuring seamless integration of avionics, autonomy, propulsion, sensor payloads, and mission systems. Define and document system-level behavior, including…

Required Qualifications

8+ years of experience in systems engineering for aerospace, defense, or autonomous aircraft systems. Demonstrated experience defining system behavior logic and operational modes Deep expertise in system architecture, avionics integration, and autonomy-driven…

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing AI-driven autonomy for unmanned aircraft. Expertise in ISR, EW, and advanced sensor integration for airborne platforms. Familiarity with modular open system architectures (MOSA) and Government Reference Architectures (GRA) for defense…

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