Staff Engineer, Flight Test (R6064)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C.
CHECKED 7H AGO
Defenseonsitestaff$140k–$210k
At a glance
Highlights
- Integrate and flight-test Hivemind AI Pilot on Group 5 autonomous aircraft.
- Drive rapid autonomy maturation across multiple live test environments.
- Deliver operational autonomy capabilities supporting worldwide missions.
Ideal candidate
Curious, disciplined flight-test engineer who thrives coordinating teams and partners to mature autonomy safely. Motivated by reducing technical risk and delivering operational capability that protects service members.
Lab profile
About Shield AI
Venture-backed defense-tech company building intelligent autonomy systems to protect service members and civilians.
What they build
- Hivemind autonomy software
- V-BAT aircraft
- X-BAT aircraft
Known for
- AI autonomy
- Unmanned aircraft engineering
- Aerodynamics and aerostructures
- Simulation and synthetic reality
Key facts
- Venture-backed
- Offices across U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific