Shield AI’s mission is to protect the lives of service members and civilians with intelligent systems.

As a Mission Systems Engineer II, you will support the hands-on integration of avionics, sensors, and mission payloads onto the V-BAT and our next-generation aircraft. We’re looking for engineers with a strong mix of hardware and software experience—people who can move fluidly from hardware and software integration and system bring-up to real-time troubleshooting.

Help us save lives as we strive to deliver the most highly reliable aerospace hardware in the industry.

Support the design, integration, and validation of avionics and mission sensors and payloads for V-BAT —from concept through production & deployment

Collaborate with operators, mission SMEs, and internal stakeholders to understand user needs and prioritize system features and capabilities.

Support and drive 0→1 development: take loosely defined mission problems, propose solutions, prototype quickly, iterate with flight test data, and mature systems into production-ready capabilities.

Work with cross functional development: mechanical & electrical design, firmware/embedded interfaces, data paths, networking, and onboard software integration.

Assist in debugging and root-cause complex hardware, software, and integration failures throughout development and flight operations.

Conduct hands-on bring-up, lab testing, HIL testing, and flight test preparation.

Support flight operations with real-time troubleshooting, anomaly resolution, and post-mission data analysis.

Use Python, MATLAB, or similar tools to analyze logs, automate tests, and drive informed design decisions.

Collaborate with Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Flight Test, and Manufacturing to deliver reliable and maintainable avionics systems.

Engineer II, Mission Systems (R6241)

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