Shield AI
Senior Engineer, Flight Test (R5371)
San Diego, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- Typically a minimum of 5 years with a Bachelor's degree; or 4 years with a Master's degree; or equivalent work experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree; or Master's degree under the stated experience alternative; or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Leads integration and flight testing of Hivemind autonomy systems, validating software, autonomous behaviors, and system performance across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, ground, and real-world flight environments.
What you'll do
- Develop and lead test strategies, readiness decisions, and flight campaigns across simulation, SIL, HIL, ground, and flight testing.
- Direct test execution, risk and hazard mitigation, and coordination among engineering teams and test operators.
- Analyze flight data and logs to identify defects and root causes, document corrective actions, and report progress to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Typically 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 4 years with a Master's degree; or equivalent work experience.
- Experience in system integration and test, including SIL, HIL, simulation, and flight test environments.
- Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills, including flight-test safety processes and analysis of logs and telemetry.
- FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, or ability to obtain one within a reasonable timeframe.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with networking, Linux, radio communications, flight controller software, sensor integration, or ROS logs.
- Experience with hardware design and 3D prototyping, Codex or GitLab, or automated test and data-analysis tooling in CI/CD pipelines.
Tools
Hivemind Mission Autonomy, SIL, HIL, Linux, Codex, GitLab, ROS, CI/CD
AI focus
Tests and validates autonomous behaviors and the Hivemind autonomy platform.
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