Hivemind Integration & Flight Test Lead

Shield; Arlington (VA); Sur place; USD 180 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Shield AI seeks a Hivemind Solutions Staff Integration & Flight Test Engineer to lead integration, verification, and flight tests of Hivemind AI Pilot on Group 5 UAS/ACP programs. Translate objectives into detailed test plans across simulation, SIL, HIL, ground, and flight environments.

You will manage test readiness, assess risk, and coordinate with internal teams, OEM partners, and government customers to deliver autonomous capabilities at scale while upholding safety and configuration control.

Qualifications

• Typically requires 8+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 6+ years with a Master’s.
• Experience planning, conducting, and evaluating flight test of aircraft systems in military or defense aviation environments.
• Strong understanding of safety-of-flight principles, risk management, and disciplined test execution in aviation environments.
• Demonstrated understanding of aircraft performance, flight operations, and environmental effects influencing mission planning, test execution, and safety.
• Experience with system-level verification & validation across multiple test environments (SIL, HIL, simulation, and flight).
• Experience working cross-functionally across software, hardware, avionics, systems engineering, safety, and program teams.
• Experience with scripting or software tools (Python preferred) for test automation, data analysis, or system validation.
• Ability to effectively communicate with pilots, operators, and engineers to develop executable flight test objectives, mission plans, and risk mitigations.
• Excellent technical leadership and communication skills, including briefing to program leadership and external customers.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsabilités

• Develop and execute detailed integration and flight test plans across simulation, SIL, HIL, ground, and flight environments.
• Coordinate readiness of simulation environments, integration laboratories, aircraft, and flight test assets.
• Apply aviation knowledge to develop safe, efficient integration and flight test plans.
• Define test objectives, metrics, and success criteria with traceability to requirements.
• Lead and support aircraft integration and flight test activities, including configuration, software integration, mission planning, and post-flight data analysis.
• Coordinate with platform OEMs, government ranges, and flight operations to meet readiness criteria and safety requirements.
• Cross-functional execution across software, hardware, systems engineering, safety, and leadership teams.
• Evaluate test results, identify issues, and recommend corrective actions to mature capabilities.

Connaissances

Flight test planning

Safety risk management

Python scripting

Communication with pilots

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership of technical teams

SECRET clearance

Defense aviation experience

Formation

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Outils

Git

Jira/Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Description du poste

Shield AI seeks a Hivemind Solutions Staff Integration & Flight Test Engineer to lead integration, verification, and flight tests of Hivemind AI Pilot on Group 5 UAS/ACP programs. Translate objectives into detailed test plans across simulation, SIL, HIL, ground, and flight environments.

You will manage test readiness, assess risk, and coordinate with internal teams, OEM partners, and government customers to deliver autonomous capabilities at scale while upholding safety and configuration control.