Senior UAS Flight Test Lead (Autonomy & Validation)

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San Diego (CA)

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USD 50.000 - 75.000

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14 giorni+

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Shield AI is seeking a Staff UAS Flight Test Operator to lead system-level flight test campaigns for Hivemind Mission Autonomy across multi-rotor and fixed-wing UAS platforms. You will plan missions, configure and operate aircraft, and ensure safety and readiness across laboratory, ground, and flight-test environments.

You will test pre-release HivemindSDK versions, validate features, and document results while coordinating with product, software, and quality teams.

Competenze

8+ years of experience operating, configuring, and maintaining Group 1/2 UAS platforms in test, military, commercial, or operational environments.
Demonstrated experience leading complex UAS flight operations, including mission planning, crew briefings and debriefings, and real-time coordination in dynamic test environments.
Strong knowledge of COTS UAS hardware, autopilot systems, payloads, ground control stations, communications systems, and supporting test equipment.
Experience assessing operational readiness and maintaining configuration control across aircraft, payloads, software, communications equipment, personnel, and test infrastructure.
Experience developing, implementing, and executing SOPs, checklists, risk assessments, hazard mitigations, and operational processes.
Working knowledge of National Airspace System operations, airspace coordination, flight authorization requirements, and operational planning for complex UAS missions.
FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate holder

Mansioni

Lead system-level flight test campaigns for Hivemind Mission Autonomy across multi-rotor, fixed-wing, and external UAS platforms, including day-to-day fly–fix–fly operations.
Plan and conduct missions in accordance with approved test plans, test cards, configuration requirements, release criteria, and safety procedures.
Operate, configure, inspect, and maintain UAS, payloads, ground control systems, communications equipment, and supporting test infrastructure across laboratory, ground, and flight-test environments.
Test pre-release HivemindSDK versions by verifying features, integrations, autonomy capabilities, and performance against defined product and quality requirements.
Develop and execute representative customer workflows and mission scenarios to assess SDK functionality, usability, reliability, and operational performance across aircraft types and multi-agent configurations.
Document test results, defects, anomalies, regressions, and limitations; provide actionable feedback to product, software, systems, autonomy, and quality teams; and support issue reproduction, triage, and corrective-action verification.
Lead operational risk assessments, crew briefings, ground checks, launch and recovery preparations, and post-flight debriefs while serving in designated leadership roles during test conduct.
Monitor telemetry and system status, collect flight data, evaluate aircraft and autonomy behavior, and support initial anomaly investigation.
Establish and maintain SOPs, test procedures, checklists, and operational standards; mentor flight test personnel; communicate test status and risks; and drive improvements in safety, efficiency, product quality, and customer readiness.