Senior Software Systems Engineer
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
Investors
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will define and manage system requirements, develop architectures, and conduct trade studies that balance performance, cost, and risk. You will coordinate interfaces across hardware, software, and external systems; support integration, verification, validation, and testing; and identify and mitigate technical risks throughout the system lifecycle.
Requirements
- 5 years of systems engineering or related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 4 years with a Master’s degree, 2 years with a PhD, or equivalent experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline
- Experience with systems engineering practices, including writing, organizing, and verifying requirements
- Experience with MBSE
- Experience working in cross-functional teams
- C++ and/or Python software engineering experience
- Ability to read, interpret, and apply engineering drawings, parts lists, wiring diagrams, and schematics
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance
- US citizenship
Responsibilities
- Define, analyze, and manage system requirements
- Ensure requirements traceability and alignment with mission objectives
- Develop system architectures and perform trade studies
- Coordinate interfaces across hardware, software, and external systems
- Support system integration, verification, validation, test planning, and test execution
- Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity