Senior Engineer Production Test
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
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About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will plan, coordinate, and execute aircraft and laboratory test activities throughout build, integration, and flight-test lifecycles. You will maintain requirements traceability, develop test procedures and event plans, collect and report data, investigate anomalies, and work with engineering and quality partners to improve test execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field and 5+ years of relevant aerospace, aircraft-test, or flight-test experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience planning, executing, and reporting test activities for UAV, UAS, or manned aircraft systems
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation
- Experience developing aircraft test plans, procedures, and documentation
- Hands-on experience with aircraft integration, testing, and validation in a production or manufacturing environment
- Ability to troubleshoot complex aircraft, avionics, and system-integration issues
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
- Willingness to work non-standard hours, including evenings and weekends
- Ability to travel domestically
Responsibilities
- Manage test-requirements traceability throughout development, integration, and execution
- Plan, coordinate, and execute aircraft and laboratory test activities
- Develop test event sequencing and execution plans
- Coordinate ground and flight testing in accordance with approved procedures and safety requirements
- Develop and improve test procedures
- Investigate test anomalies, discrepancies, and system-performance issues
- Collaborate on corrective actions and test-process improvements
- Support non-standard hours and weekend operations as required
- Travel domestically to support flight tests and customer sites
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity