Senior Engineer, Flight Test (R5371)

Shield AI
San Diego
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 110,000 - 170,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Communication","Mentoring","Collaboration","Technical guidance"]

Develop and execute flight test strategies to validate autonomy capabilities, software integrations, and end-to-end system performance in real-world conditions. Design test scenarios that reproduce mission workflows, build analysis tools to improve coverage and regression efficiency, and triage issues using flight logs, telemetry, and rosbag data. Partner with middleware, autonomy, and integration teams, mentor engineers, and establish testing standards across the Hivemind Quality organization.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
1 month ago

Senior Engineer, Flight Test (R5371)

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Job Summary

Develop and execute flight test strategies to validate autonomy capabilities, software integrations, and end-to-end system performance in real-world conditions. Design test scenarios that reproduce mission workflows, build analysis tools to improve coverage and regression efficiency, and triage issues using flight logs, telemetry, and rosbag data. Partner with middleware, autonomy, and integration teams, mentor engineers, and establish testing standards across the Hivemind Quality organization.
Location: San Diego
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and execute flight test plans to validate autonomy capabilities, software integrations, and system performance.
  • •Design and execute test scenarios that reproduce operational customer workflows and mission conditions to identify defects and performance limitations.
  • •Build analysis tools and validation workflows to improve test coverage and accelerate regression testing.
  • •Review flight logs, telemetry, and system data to triage issues, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate to drive resolution.
  • •Mentor engineers, establish testing standards, maintain SOPs, and support continuous improvement of testing processes and operational readiness.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 110,000 - 170,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Annual BonusEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Typically requires 5+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree (or 4 years with a Master's) or equivalent work experience.
  • •Proficiency in software quality engineering, test automation, and programming with Python and C++.
  • •Experience planning and executing field or flight testing for robotics, autonomous systems, or complex software platforms.
  • •Experience developing automated test tooling, validation frameworks, or data analysis tools.
  • •FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate (or ability to obtain within a reasonable timeframe).
Experience:5+ yearsRoboticsAutonomous systemsFlight testingAutonomyDefense-tech
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Problem-solvingCommunicationMentoringCollaborationTechnical guidance
Certifications:FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
Tech Stack:PythonC++C++14C++17TypeScriptJSONROSRosbagsSimulation toolsHardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)CI/CD pipelinesLinuxRadio communicationsTelemetry

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
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