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Senior Systems Engineer (R5981)

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

2026-09-16T16:08:22.915+00:00

Shield AI is hiring a senior systems engineer for its next-generation UAS program. The role covers leading technical execution of system architecture and integrating avionics, autonomy, propulsion, sensor payloads, and other mission systems on autonomous aircraft. Duties include defining requirements through model-based systems engineering, running trade studies, meeting military and aviation standards, and supporting flight testing and operational deployment. Work is cross-functional with hardware, software, autonomy, flight operations, and manufacturing teams, and is on-site in the United States.