Senior Mission Architect & Autonomy Systems Engineer

Shield; Washington; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI seeks a Mission Engineer to own mission representation for multiple programs, applying systems engineering, modeling, simulation, and operational analysis to evaluate how autonomous systems enable mission effects.

You will analyze mission architectures, capability gaps, and performance drivers across platforms; translate mission needs into traceable autonomy requirements guiding design trade-offs and technology priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience applying systems engineering to complex platforms.
• Ability to translate mission needs into traceable autonomy requirements.
• Familiarity with modeling, simulation, and V&V techniques.

Responsibilities

• Own the mission representation across programs and domains.
• Analyze mission architectures, system interactions, and capability gaps.
• Translate mission needs into autonomy requirements informing design trade-offs and priorities.
• Collaborate with engineering, product development, and defense stakeholders to shape concepts and architectures.

Skills

Systems engineering

Modeling & simulation

Operational analysis

Requirements traceability

Verification & validation

Job description

Shield AI seeks a Mission Engineer to own mission representation for multiple programs, applying systems engineering, modeling, simulation, and operational analysis to evaluate how autonomous systems enable mission effects.

You will analyze mission architectures, capability gaps, and performance drivers across platforms; translate mission needs into traceable autonomy requirements guiding design trade-offs and technology priorities.