System Test Engineer II: Autonomous UAS Flight Tests

AI Chopping Block, Inc.; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI in San Diego is seeking a System Test Engineer II to support integration, verification, and validation of Hivemind Mission Autonomy across unmanned aircraft systems. You will collaborate with test, systems, software, autonomy, hardware, and program teams to prepare, execute, document, and improve system-level test activities.

This hands-on role suits an early-career engineer interested in autonomy, robotics, and flight-test operations.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a STEM discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with engineering test, integration, troubleshooting, or verification activities.
• Familiarity with systems engineering concepts and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support test planning and execution for integration onto unmanned platforms.
• Assist with defining objectives, expectations, verification methods, and schedules.
• Develop and maintain system-level test procedures, cases, and configurations.
• Configure and troubleshoot SIL, HIL, simulation, and lab environments.
• Collect test data, telemetry, logs, and evidence for analysis.
• Analyze results, document defects, and support root-cause investigations.

Skills

Python

C++

Linux

Scripting

Debugging

Test planning

Education

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Shield AI in San Diego is seeking a System Test Engineer II to support integration, verification, and validation of Hivemind Mission Autonomy across unmanned aircraft systems. You will collaborate with test, systems, software, autonomy, hardware, and program teams to prepare, execute, document, and improve system-level test activities.

This hands-on role suits an early-career engineer interested in autonomy, robotics, and flight-test operations.