Senior Systems Integration Engineer (Aerospace)

Shieldai; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in Washington, DC area seeks a hands-on integration engineer to deploy, integrate, maintain, and support vision systems on crewed and uncrewed aircraft. You will bridge software, electrical, and mechanical disciplines, manage hardware and software configurations, troubleshoot, and represent Shield AI with customers and mission partners.

Responsibilities include installing and configuring vision systems, loading software releases, performing system bring-up and testing, maintaining

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in field service or aerospace integration.
• Experience with reading wiring diagrams and schematics.
• Ability to obtain SECRET clearance.
• Familiarity with Linux- and Windows-based systems and basic networking.

Responsibilities

• Install, integrate, configure, and support deployment of vision systems on crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
• Load, configure, update, and validate software releases per procedures.
• Perform system bring-up, functional checkout, and post-install verification of interfaces.
• Maintain hardware and software configuration records and service history.
• Read and apply drawings, wiring diagrams, and installation docs.
• Diagnose and resolve cross-domain integration issues using logs and test equipment.
• Document field issues and actions; coordinate with engineering and customer teams.
• Travel approximately 50% to support deployments, demonstrations, and field activities.

Skills

Field service

Aerospace integration

Electrical/electronics

Python/Linux familiarity

Travel 50%

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Test equipment

CAN / Ethernet

Job description

Shield AI in Washington, DC area seeks a hands-on integration engineer to deploy, integrate, maintain, and support vision systems on crewed and uncrewed aircraft. You will bridge software, electrical, and mechanical disciplines, manage hardware and software configurations, troubleshoot, and represent Shield AI with customers and mission partners.

Responsibilities include installing and configuring vision systems, loading software releases, performing system bring-up and testing, maintaining