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Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$215K – $310K a yearEngineeringShield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With…
Electric Power System Lead (R5987)
6 weeks agoShield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$216K – $325K a yearEngineeringShield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$216K – $325K a yearEngineeringShield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$187K – $281K a yearEngineeringAs the Battery system mechanical lead, you will be responsible for all mechanical aspects of battery systems for X-BAT, the Launch and Recovery Vehicle, and ground equipment. This includes battery enclosure design, internal cell packaging and interconnection, qualification,…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$187K – $281K a yearEngineeringShield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeSenior$145K – $218K a yearEngineeringShield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With…
Staff Engineer, Survivability (R5885)
6 weeks agoShield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +2
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$170K – $260K a yearEngineeringDesign and optimize low observable (LO) features across the airframe focusing on shaping, edge treatments, radar-absorbing materials, and subsystem integration.; Conduct modeling and simulation of electromagnetic signatures using industry-standard tools such as HFSS, CST Studio…
Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity (R5972)
6 weeks agoShield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
On-siteFull-timeSenior$110K – $170K a yearSecurityWe are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to lead cybersecurity activities for an airborne aerospace and defense platform. This role will integrate cybersecurity across avionics, mission systems, aircraft networks, communications, embedded software, and ground-support…
Shield AI · Dallas, Texas, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$173.8K – $260.6K a yearEngineeringAs a Staff or Senior Staff Engineer (L4/L5), you will take full technical ownership of flight control actuation system design for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft. You will work from first principles to define requirements, resolve actuator and integration trades, and drive…
Shield AI · Dallas, Texas, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$173.8K – $260.6K a yearEngineeringAs a Senior Staff Engineer (L4/L5), you will take full technical ownership of actuation systems architecture, design, and integration for actuated systems and mechanisms on a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft. You will work from first principles to define requirements, make sound…
Shield AI · Dallas, Texas, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$180.8K – $271.2K a yearEngineeringAs a Senior Staff (L5) Environmental Control System (ECS) Engineer, you will take full technical ownership of the Environmental Control System architecture, analysis, design, and integration for a dedicated special access program. Serving as the sole ECS subject matter expert…
Shield AI · Dallas, Texas, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$142.9K – $214.3K a yearEngineeringAs a Staff (L4) Actuated Systems Engineer, you will take hands-on technical ownership of the mechanical design, layout, and integration of actuation systems for flight control surfaces, bay doors, and other airframe mechanisms on a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft. You will apply…
Shield AI · Dallas, Texas, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$142.9K – $214.3K a yearEngineeringAs a Staff (L4) Fluid and Mechanical Systems Engineer, you will be a hands-on multi-disciplinary owner of fluid-system layouts, thermal transport hardware, and adjacent mechanical design for a Group 5 UAV fighter aircraft. You will apply first-principles engineering to develop…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$191.2K – $287K a yearOperationsWe are seeking an experienced Air Vehicle Systems Technical Program Manager to help drive execution across the air vehicle systems design team. This role lives within the engineering organization and partners closely with Responsible Engineers (REs) and technical leads across…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeEntry level$100K – $150K a yearEngineeringJoin a high-impact software team focused entirely on delivering internal software tools to help other teams at Shield AI. The engineer in this role will help create, manage, deploy, and maintain new full-stack internal software tools. This role offers a unique opportunity to…
Shield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +1
On-siteFull-timeManager$169K – $300K a yearEngineeringShield AI is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the X-BAT Hardware Test Software team. This team builds and sustains automated production test stands used to functionally test avionics and aircraft electrical assemblies.
Associate Facilities Coordinator (R6005)
7 weeks agoShield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
On-siteEntry level$22.00 – $34.00 an hourOperationsShield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With…
Technical Program Manager, Maritime (R6148)
7 weeks agoShield AI · Washington, District of Columbia, United States +1
On-siteFull-time$184.3K – $276.5K a yearOperationsLead Assigned Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Autonomy and Future Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Integration Programs
Staff Engineer, Mission Systems (R5893)
7 weeks agoShield AI · Seattle, Washington, United States +2
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$180K – $260K a yearEngineeringThis staff engineer for mission systems will serve as a senior technical leader responsible for the end-to-end engineering of mission systems on advanced next-gen unmanned aircraft, including payloads, communications, avionics, weapons, and associated support systems. This…
Staff Systems Engineer (R5982)
7 weeks agoShield AI · United States +4
On-siteFull-timeLead / staff$144K – $210K a yearEngineeringAs a Staff Systems Engineer on Shield AI’s next gen UAS program, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and integrating cutting-edge autonomous aircraft systems for national defense. You will lead the technical execution of system architecture, ensuring seamless…
Updated 07 Nov 2026 10:21 UTC from the OptiTalent job library.