Senior Engineer, System Integration Test (R6086)

The role

You will integrate and verify Shield AI's Hivemind mission autonomy software on Autonomous Collaborative Platform flight hardware. You will work across software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop labs, including at aircraft platform vendor sites, to resolve interface issues before flight testing.

What you will do

• Deploy, integrate and verify Hivemind mission autonomy software with ACP software and hardware in SIL and HIL labs.
• Develop integration test plans, test cards, schedules and success criteria across lab, ground and flight test phases.
• Identify architectural, interface, protocol, timing and hardware/software gaps early and create gap-closure plans.
• Coordinate lab readiness and joint integration campaigns with aircraft OEMs and platform vendors.
• Execute integration tests, configure test benches and lead real-time troubleshooting of multi-system anomalies.
• Design and build test automation and simulation scripts.
• Enforce test entry and exit criteria before delivery to aircraft ground and flight test.
• Support flight test preparation, configuration validation, real-time troubleshooting and post-flight data analysis.

Required qualifications

• Typically 5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Systems Engineering or a related technical field, or 3+ years with a Master's degree.
• Experience in system integration and test, including SIL, HIL, simulation and flight test environments.
• Ability to author integration test plans, procedures and test cards.
• Experience troubleshooting complex system interfaces using telemetry, logs, packet capture tools or hardware diagnostic equipment.
• Proficiency with Linux and scripting languages, Python preferred.
• Highly organized, able to track dependencies and coordinate across distributed teams and external partners.
• Willingness to travel periodically to platform vendor facilities and flight test locations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD SECRET security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Nice to have

• Experience with Autonomous Collaborative Platforms, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, UAS (Group 4/5) or military aircraft mission systems.
• Experience working inside aircraft manufacturer or defense prime contractor integration labs.
• Familiarity with Open Mission Systems, Universal Command and Control Interface and Modular Open Systems Approach.
• Experience with DDS, ROS/ROS2, ZeroMQ or gRPC middleware.
• Understanding of DO-178C, DO-254 or MIL-STD-882E airworthiness and safety standards.
• Active DoD SECRET or TOP SECRET clearance.

Benefits

• Full-time regular employees: bonus, benefits and equity in addition to pay.
• Temporary employees: temporary benefits package, applicable after 60 days of employment.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.

Before you apply

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD SECRET security clearance.
• All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
• Travel to platform vendor facilities and flight test locations is required periodically.

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.