Senior Staff Engineer, Lead Cybersecurity Engineer (R5012)

Shield AI

San Diego, US

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior cybersecurity engineers who drive secure system design and cyber resilience in defense technology.

Best fit for

Experienced cybersecurity leaders with defense industry background and RMF expertise.
— “driving secure system design, cyber resilience, RMF execution”
Systems thinkers who architect cybersecurity across hardware and software lifecycles.
— “cybersecurity is architected, integrated, validated, and sustained across the entire system lifecycle”
Operational risk managers comfortable with contested environment requirements.
— “ensuring the platform can operate effectively in contested and denied environments”

Things to consider

Role requires ownership of cybersecurity across multiple system components.
— “own and lead all cybersecurity activities across X-Bat and its associated mission systems”
Position directly impacts military operational capabilities and accreditation.
— “directly impacts mission survivability, operational resiliency, platform accreditation”

How to stand out

Demonstrate cross-domain integration experience in defense systems.
— “cross-domain integration activities”
Show track record of reducing cyber risk in operational environments.
— “plays a critical role in reducing cyber risk”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

secured critical systems
led cybersecurity initiatives

Typical background

cybersecuritysoftware engineering

Skills & requirements

Required

CybersecuritySystem ArchitectureRisk Management

Preferred

Aircraft SystemsPlatform Accreditation

About the role

Original posting from Shield AI via Lever

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Job Description:
We are seeking a Lead Cybersecurity Engineer to own and lead all cybersecurity activities across X-Bat and its associated mission systems, networks, ground systems, and support infrastructure. This role directly impacts mission survivability, operational resiliency, platform accreditation, and program execution by ensuring cybersecurity is architected, integrated, validated, and sustained across the entire system lifecycle.
The engineer will serve as the central authority for platform cybersecurity, driving secure system design, cyber resilience, RMF execution, compliance, vulnerability management, and cross-domain integration activities. This position plays a critical role in reducing cyber risk, enabling airworthiness and accreditation, and ensuring the platform can operate effectively in contested and denied environments.

Source: Shield AI careers (Lever)