Staff Engineer, Flight Test (R6064)

Shield AI
Washington
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 140,000 - 210,000 annuallyFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 6+ yearsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Communication","Risk management","Problem-solving","Safety mindset"]

Serve as the technical contributor for integration, verification, and flight test of Hivemind AI Pilot capabilities on Group 5 UAS/Autonomous Collaborative Platforms. Translate program objectives into executable integration and flight test plans across simulation, SIL, HIL, ground, and flight test environments. Coordinate test readiness, manage technical and safety risk, lead day-to-day test execution, and drive corrective actions using post-flight data analysis and traceable performance success criteria.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
19 hours ago

Staff Engineer, Flight Test (R6064)

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Job Summary

Serve as the technical contributor for integration, verification, and flight test of Hivemind AI Pilot capabilities on Group 5 UAS/Autonomous Collaborative Platforms. Translate program objectives into executable integration and flight test plans across simulation, SIL, HIL, ground, and flight test environments. Coordinate test readiness, manage technical and safety risk, lead day-to-day test execution, and drive corrective actions using post-flight data analysis and traceable performance success criteria.
Location: Washington
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and execute integration and flight test plans aligned to program verification and test strategy.
  • •Coordinate readiness of simulation environments, integration laboratories, aircraft, and flight test assets to execute program objectives.
  • •Apply aviation and aircraft performance knowledge to build safe, efficient, and operationally relevant test plans.
  • •Lead aircraft integration and flight test execution, including configuration control, mission planning, real-time troubleshooting, and post-flight data analysis.
  • •Coordinate cross-functional execution across software, hardware, systems engineering, flight operations, safety, and program leadership; evaluate results and recommend corrective actions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 140,000 - 210,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Develop and execute detailed integration and flight test plans across simulation, SIL, HIL, ground, and flight environments.
  • •Define test objectives, performance metrics, and success criteria with traceability from requirements to test outcomes and operational capability.
  • •Lead and support aircraft integration and flight test activities, including system configuration, software integration, mission planning, troubleshooting, flight execution support, and post-flight data analysis.
  • •Demonstrate experience planning, conducting, and evaluating flight test of aircraft systems in military or defense aviation environments.
  • •Obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance, and be a U.S. citizen.
Experience:6+ yearsDefense aviationMilitary aviationFlight testAutonomous systems
Skills:Technical leadershipCommunicationRisk managementProblem-solvingSafety mindset
Tech Stack:HivemindPythonSILHILSimulationGitJiraAzure DevOpsCI/CD

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Security Clearance:SECRET

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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