Director, Systems Engineering & Architecture - Hivemind Enterprise

Shield AI; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in San Diego, CA, seeks a Director of Systems Engineering & Architecture for the Hivemind Enterprise organization, to shape the autonomy platform and development ecosystem for AI Pilots.

You will lead Systems Engineering, System Architecture, Cybersecurity Engineering, and Safety/Airworthiness Engineering, aligning product needs with rigorous verification and assurance across software-intensive autonomous systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Systems Engineering activities for Hivemind Enterprise
• Lead System Architecture, Cybersecurity Engineering, and Safety/Airworthiness Engineering teams
• Partner with Product, Software Engineering, Program Management, and Integration and Test to define credible verification and assurance evidence

Job description

Shield 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 offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and 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.

We are seeking a Director of Systems Engineering & Architecture (SE&A) for Shield AI's Hivemind Enterprise organization, supporting development of our autonomy platform and development ecosystem for AI Pilots. This leader will oversee Systems Engineering, System Architecture, Cybersecurity Engineering, and Safety/Airworthiness Engineering, building the teams and technical practices needed to deliver dependable, software-intensive autonomous systems.

You will connect operational product needs to measurable requirements, coherent architectures, and credible verification and assurance evidence. Partnering with Product, Software Engineering, Program Management, and Integration and Test teams, you will embed practical engineering rigor throughout the development lifecycle.