Staff Engineer, Integration (R6009)

Shield; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in the United States seeks a hands-on integration engineer to bridge software, electrical, and mechanical disciplines across lab, production, customer, and field environments. You will deploy, integrate, maintain, and support advanced vision and detection systems in ruggedized camera pods and gimbals for crewed and uncrewed aircraft, collaborating with hardware and software teams.

You will troubleshoot configurations, manage hardware/software setups, and represent Shield AI with

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on experience bridging software, electrical, and mechanical disciplines.
• Ability to manage hardware and software configurations with precision.
• Strong troubleshooting and customer-facing communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, integrate, maintain, and support Shield AI's vision and detection systems in lab, production, customer, and field environments.
• Bridge software, electrical, and mechanical disciplines to ensure seamless integration.
• Represent Shield AI with customers and mission partners during deployments and field operations.

Skills

Systems integration

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Troubleshooting

Customer liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent

Job description

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Candidates for this role will deploy, integrate, maintain, and support Shield AI's advanced vision and detection systems in laboratory, production, customer, and field environments. These systems combine imaging sensors, onboard processing, and intelligent detection capabilities in ruggedized camera pods and gimbals for crewed and uncrewed fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. We are looking for a hands-on integration engineer who can bridge software, electrical, and mechanical disciplines; manage hardware and software configurations with precision; troubleshoot effectively; and represent Shield AI with customers and mission partners.