Senior Staff Engineer, GCS / Communications Systems Engineer (R5020)

Shield AI
San Diego, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior engineers with experience in military communication systems and autonomous platforms, working onsite in San Diego.

Best fit for

  • Engineers with expertise in military aircraft communication systems.
    — “ground control station and communication architectures supporting advanced military aircraft”
  • Professionals experienced in full lifecycle system development.
    — “across the full lifecycle, from concept development through flight and operational test”
  • Leaders who can reduce integration risk and improve network resiliency.
    — “reducing integration risk, improving network resiliency”

Things to consider

  • Role requires direct impact on mission effectiveness and operational resiliency.
    — “directly impacts mission effectiveness, command and control reliability”
  • Involves defining system behaviors and operational workflows.
    — “define system behaviors, operational workflows”

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific instances where you accelerated deployment of mission-critical systems.
    — “accelerating deployment of mission-critical communication capabilities”
  • Showcase projects where you improved platform connectivity and operational resiliency.
    — “platform connectivity, and operational resiliency”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • Leading the development and validation of communication architectures
  • Improving mission effectiveness and operational resiliency
Typical background
Systems engineeringCommunication systems

Skills & requirements

Required

Ground Control Station DevelopmentCommunication ArchitecturesSystem IntegrationNetwork Resiliency

Preferred

Autonomous SystemsMilitary Aircraft

Stack & domain

Ground Control StationCommunication ArchitecturesAutonomous SystemsNetwork ResiliencyMission-critical Communication CapabilitiesMilitaryCommunicationsEngineering

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 GCS / Communications Systems Engineer to lead the development, integration, and validation of ground control station and communication architectures supporting advanced military aircraft and autonomous systems. This role directly impacts mission effectiveness, command and control reliability, platform connectivity, and operational resiliency by ensuring robust communication between air, ground, and distributed mission systems.

The engineer will define system behaviors, operational workflows, and communication architectures across the full lifecycle, from concept development through flight and operational test. This role plays a critical part in reducing integration risk, improving network resiliency, and accelerating deployment of mission-critical communication capabilities.

Source: Shield AI careers (Lever)

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