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Senior Staff Engineer, Test Director (R5445)

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

Company

Shield AI

Location

United States

Status

Open

Posted

2026-08-05T20:37:24.826+00:00

Shield AI is hiring a Senior Staff Engineer, Test Director to lead integration, verification and flight testing of the Hivemind Mission Autonomy software on small unmanned aircraft. The role owns test campaigns and readiness, directs test execution, manages risk, and applies a fly–fix–fly cycle to mature autonomy from simulation and lab work into flight. The person coordinates engineering, safety and program teams. The posting calls for a technical lead who can make data-driven decisions during development and flight test.