Shield AI
Senior Staff Engineer, Avionics Systems (R6238)
Seattle, Washington · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- 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 and systems integration for a next-generation unmanned aircraft, from requirements and design through flight testing and deployment.
What you'll do
- Develop avionics architecture and define system behavior, requirements, and interfaces, including fault management and safety support.
- Lead integration of avionics hardware, data buses, navigation, communications, sensors, and autonomy with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
- Support trade studies, standards compliance, flight testing, and operational deployment.
What they ask for
- Deep expertise in avionics architecture and integration, including flight computers, navigation, datalinks, and avionics data buses.
- Proficiency in MBSE, DOORS, SysML, Cameo, or similar system modeling tools.
- Experience with Group 4 or Group 5 UAS, military aircraft, or autonomous airborne platforms; and with a developmental program 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; sensor integration; or modular/open architectures such as MOSA, GRA, SOSA, or FACE.
- Experience developing or integrating AI-driven autonomy for unmanned aircraft; prior defense/DoD work or an active Secret or Top Secret clearance.
Tools
MBSE, DOORS, SysML, Cameo, GPS/INS, Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429
AI focus
Preferred experience developing or integrating AI-driven autonomy for unmanned aircraft; the role integrates avionics with autonomy.
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