Shield AI
Mission Systems Engineer - Fleet Support (R5004)
Dallas, Texas · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in one or more of the listed fields.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
About the job
Serves as the V-BAT Fleet Support mission systems subject-matter expert, resolving customer-facing issues and supporting integration of mission capabilities into the operational fleet.
What you'll do
- Lead escalated investigations of payload, transponder, and externally connected mission-system issues; diagnose integration, performance, and connectivity problems.
- Work with customers and engineering teams to reproduce issues, define fixes, validate solutions, and support field demonstrations.
- Develop technical guidance and documentation, and relay recurring issues and lessons learned to product and design teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in payload integration, sensor integration, mission systems, avionics integration, or aircraft systems engineering.
- Experience troubleshooting complex systems spanning hardware, software, networking, and operational workflows.
- Experience across design, integration, test, and field-support environments; strong customer-facing technical communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with EO/IR payloads, radar, transponders, or other externally connected aircraft mission systems.
- Experience with interface control documents, validation planning, flight-test support, introducing payloads or mission kits into operational fleets, or defense, maritime, or expeditionary mission systems.
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