Shield AI
Engineer II, Mission Systems (R6241)
$92K–$130K
Dallas, Texas · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 10, 2026
- Experience
- 2–5 years engineering experience.
- Education
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.
About the job
Integrates, tests, and troubleshoots avionics, sensors, and mission payloads for V-BAT and next-generation aircraft from concept through deployment.
What you'll do
- Integrate and validate avionics, sensors, and payload systems, including hands-on lab, HIL, and flight-test preparation.
- Troubleshoot hardware, software, and integration failures; support flight operations and analyze post-mission data.
- Collaborate across engineering teams and with operators to develop and mature mission capabilities.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field.
- 2–5 years of engineering experience in electrical system design, integration, testing, debugging, and repair.
- Hands-on experience with test equipment, schematics, harness/wiring diagrams, and hardware/software debugging.
- Experience on multidisciplinary hardware development projects; project experience may come from an internship, job, club, team, or personal project.
Nice to have
- Experience integrating avionics, sensors, radios, mission payloads, or flight computing systems.
- Experience with flight or field testing, hardware-in-the-loop development, or Python/scripting.
Pay
USD 92,000–130,000 base salary
Tools
V-BAT, Python, MATLAB, HIL
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