Engineer I, Flight Test - New Grad - 6219

Shield AI; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a System Test Engineer I to support the integration, verification, and validation of Hivemind autonomy across unmanned aircraft systems and mission applications. You will work with test, systems, software, autonomy, hardware, and program teams to prepare, execute, document, and improve system-level test activities.

This early-career role offers hands-on opportunity to evaluate autonomy capabilities in simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, and flight-test

Qualifications

• Hands-on system-level testing experience.
• Experience with integration, verification and validation processes.
• Interest in autonomy, robotics, unmanned systems, simulation, and flight-test operations.

Responsibilities

• Assist with test planning, test execution, data collection, issue investigation and technical documentation.
• Support integration events with internal teams, external platform partners and customers.

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-BATaircraft, 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.

Job Description:

As an System Test Engineer I, you will support the integration, verification, and validation of Hivemind Mission Autonomy across a variety of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and mission applications. You will work with experienced test, systems, software, autonomy, hardware, and program teams to help prepare, execute, document, and improve system-level test activities.

This is a hands-on engineering role for an early-career candidate interested in autonomy, robotics, unmanned systems, simulation, software-and-hardware integration, and flight-test operations. You will help evaluate whether autonomy capabilities perform as intended in simulation, laboratory, hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, and, when applicable, flight-test environments.

Under the guidance of senior engineers, you will contribute to test planning, test execution, data collection, issue investigation, and technical documentation. You will also have opportunities to support integration events with internal teams, external platform partners, and customers.