Shield AI
Senior Staff Engineer, Avionics Systems (R6238)
$170K–$310K
Seattle, Washington +3 · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 17, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, Washington
San Diego, California
Washington, D.C.
Dallas, Texas - Experience
- Typically a minimum of 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree.
About the job
Leads the avionics architecture, integration, and testing of a next-generation unmanned aircraft system (UAS), from requirements definition through flight testing and deployment.
What you'll do
- Develop avionics architecture and define system behavior, requirements, interfaces, navigation, and communications.
- Lead avionics hardware and software integration, including autonomy interfaces, safety analyses, and standards compliance.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders; support flight testing and operational deployment.
What they ask for
- Typically requires at least 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree.
- Expertise in avionics architecture and integration, including flight computers, navigation, datalinks, and avionics data buses.
- Experience with Group 4 or Group 5 UAS, military aircraft, or autonomous airborne platforms; developmental program experience from clean sheet to first flight.
- Ability to obtain a S//SAR level security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with alternative navigation, assured PNT, or GPS-denied navigation; airborne sensor integration.
- Experience with AI-driven autonomy, MOSA/GRA or SOSA/FACE, or defense and government programs.
Pay
USD 170,000–310,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
MBSE, DOORS, SysML, Cameo, Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, CAN
AI focus
Work with autonomy teams to integrate avionics with autonomous flight and mission execution; AI-driven autonomy experience is preferred.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative