Senior Engineer, Autonomy Systems Integration and Test (r4472)

Shield AI Shield AI · Defense · San Diego, CA · Integration & Test

Senior Engineer focused on integrating and testing autonomy systems for unmanned aircraft (Group 1 and Group 2). The role involves hands-on work across simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, and live flight environments to ensure system reliability and scale testing capabilities. It bridges software, hardware, and flight operations.

What you'd actually do

  1. lead hands-on integration and testing of Hivemind autonomy systems across Group 1 and Group 2 aircraft
  2. work across simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, and live flight environments to ensure our systems perform reliably in the field
  3. play a key role in bridging software, hardware, and flight operations while helping scale our testing capabilities

Skills

Required

  • integration and testing of autonomy systems
  • simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, and live flight environments
  • flight controllers
  • radios
  • communication interfaces
  • autonomy

What the JD emphasized

  • deeply practical
  • real hardware
  • real aircraft
  • real-world problem solving
  • thrives in ambiguity
  • moves with urgency
  • digging into complex system issues

Other signals

  • integrating and validating autonomy
  • real hardware, real aircraft, and real-world problem solving
  • bridging software, hardware, and flight operations
  • scale our testing capabilities