Engineer II, Mission Systems (R6241)

Oppurtuna; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in Dallas seeks an Engineer II, Mission Systems to help integrate avionics, sensors, and payloads onto the V-BAT aircraft. You will work across hardware and software domains, performing system bring-up, testing, and troubleshooting in lab and field environments.

You will collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, and flight-test teams to specify, integrate, test, and validate mission systems, contributing to reliable, field-ready capabilities for next-generation aircraft.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience integrating avionics, sensors, and payloads.
• Experience taking hardware–software systems from 0→1.
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration with multiple engineering teams.
• Ability to perform real-time troubleshooting in lab and field environments.

Responsibilities

• Specify, integrate, test, and validate mission and avionics systems.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, software, and flight-test teams.
• Support lifecycle from concept through deployment of payload systems.
• Contribute to deployment of payload systems on the V-BAT aircraft.

Skills

Hardware-software integration

Systems bring-up

Real-time troubleshooting

Flight test support

Job description

# Engineer II, Mission Systems (R6241)ShieldaiDallas, TexasPosted 3 days agoApply Now## DetailsLocationDallas, Texas## Job SummaryV-BAT Engineering - Mission System## Job DescriptionShield 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.### Job Description:Shield AI’s mission is to protect the lives of service members and civilians with intelligent systems.As a Mission Systems Engineer II, you will support the hands-on integration of avionics, sensors, and mission payloads onto the V-BAT and our next-generation aircraft. We’re looking for engineers with a strong mix of hardware and software experience—people who can move fluidly from hardware and software integration and system bring-up to real-time troubleshooting.Ideal candidates have hands-on experience taking hardware–software systems from 0→1, understanding what truly matters to end users, and delivering reliable capabilities into real-world field use.In this role, you will contribute to the specification, integration, testing, and validation of mission and avionics systems that expand the capabilities of our aircraft. You’ll work closely with electrical, mechanical, software, and flight test teams in both the lab and the field, supporting the development lifecycle of payload systems from concept through deployment.Help us save lives as we strive to deliver the most highly reliable aerospace hardware in the industry.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.