Flight Test Director, Autonomy Platforms

Shield; Washington (District of Columbia); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive compensation

Equity

Descripción de la vacante

Shield AI seeks a Hivemind Solutions Flight Test Leader to own end-to-end test strategy for Hivemind autonomy on group 5 ACP systems. You will coordinate multi-aircraft campaigns, manage risk, and supervise test readiness across SIL, HIL, simulation, and flight environments.

You will serve as the technical authority for flight test operations, collaborating with OEM partners, government customers, and cross-functional teams to deliver validated autonomy capabilities at scale.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with related field and 12+ years’ experience, or 10+ years with advanced degrees.
• Proven leadership of flight tests or large-scale system integration efforts with test readiness decisions.
• Experience in full-scale aviation test environments including aircraft integration and flight operations.
• Ability to manage multi-stakeholder programs across software, hardware, safety, and program teams.

Responsabilidades

• Act as Test Leader for integration and flight test of Hivemind autonomy on ACP systems.
• Own test strategy across SIL, HIL, simulation, ground and flight test environments.
• Plan and execute large-scale flight test campaigns with multi-vehicle coordination.
• Direct test conduct and approve test plans, procedures, and execution flow.
• Coordinate across OEM partners, government customers, and internal teams.
• Define mission-level performance metrics and ensure traceability to requirements.

Conocimientos

Technical leadership

Test strategy

Safety risk management

Python or similar

Executive briefing

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Herramientas

Git

Jira/Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Descripción del empleo

Shield AI seeks a Hivemind Solutions Flight Test Leader to own end-to-end test strategy for Hivemind autonomy on group 5 ACP systems. You will coordinate multi-aircraft campaigns, manage risk, and supervise test readiness across SIL, HIL, simulation, and flight environments.

You will serve as the technical authority for flight test operations, collaborating with OEM partners, government customers, and cross-functional teams to deliver validated autonomy capabilities at scale.