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Staff Engineer, Field Quality (R4958)

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

Dallas, Texas

Status

Open

Posted

2026-05-14T21:46:25.38+00:00

Shield AI is hiring a Staff Engineer, Field Quality in Dallas, on-site. The role sits in a quality engineering team supporting autonomous systems in operational environments. The person works with engineering, manufacturing, test, and field operations to identify product quality issues, lead root-cause investigations, and improve reliability across the product lifecycle. The posting asks for experience with complex hardware systems in aerospace, defense, robotics, or related industries, including failure analysis, corrective actions, reliability tracking, and cross-functional problem solving. The role is distinctive for linking field performance to engineering improvements.