Senior Staff Engineer, Weapons Systems Engineer (SD/TX/DC) (R5019)

Shield AI

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior engineers with weapons systems expertise who thrive in full lifecycle development from requirements to flight test.

Best fit for

Senior engineers experienced in weapons systems integration and validation.
— “lead the integration, validation, and operational deployment of advanced weapon capabilities”
Professionals comfortable with reducing integration risk and accelerating capability delivery.
— “helping reduce integration risk, accelerate capability delivery”
Candidates who excel in mission-critical environments impacting combat effectiveness.
— “directly impacts mission readiness, combat effectiveness”

Things to consider

Role involves working across the full lifecycle of weapon systems.
— “work across the full lifecycle from requirements development through flight test”
Position requires ensuring successful fielding of systems to operational users.
— “ensuring weapon systems are successfully integrated, tested, and fielded to operational users”

How to stand out

Highlight specific instances where you accelerated capability delivery in past roles.
— “accelerate capability delivery”
Demonstrate expertise in reducing integration risk for complex systems.
— “reduce integration risk”
Showcase experience in mission readiness and combat effectiveness improvements.
— “mission readiness, combat effectiveness”

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

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What success looks like

reduce-integration-risk
accelerate-capability-delivery

Typical background

weapons-systems-engineeringflight-test

Skills & requirements

Required

Weapons-systems-engineeringIntegration-validationFlight-testMission-readiness

Preferred

Advanced-weapon-capabilitiesAircraft-survivability

Stack & domain

Weapons SystemsIntegrationFlight Test

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 Weapons Systems Engineer to lead the integration, validation, and operational deployment of advanced weapon capabilities on X-Bat. This role directly impacts mission readiness, combat effectiveness, aircraft survivability, and program execution by ensuring weapon systems are successfully integrated, tested, and fielded to operational users.
The engineer will work across the full lifecycle from requirements development through flight test, helping reduce integration risk, accelerate capability delivery, and improve overall mission system performance.

Source: Shield AI careers (Lever)