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Staff Mission Systems Engineer - Ranger (R6405)

Shield AI · Seattle, Washington

Defenseonsitestaff$185k–$280k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead end-to-end mission systems engineering for next-gen unmanned aircraft.
  • Shape architectures for payloads, comms, avionics and weapons integration.
  • Drive systems from concept through flight test to fielded operations.

Ideal candidate

Senior systems leader passionate about autonomous aircraft and mission impact, thriving on owning complex integration from concept to flight and protecting 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
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