Shield AI
Staff Engineer, Operations Analyst (R5807)
Washington, D.C. · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in operational analysis, modeling & simulation (M&S), or military operations research.
About the job
Leads operational analysis, modeling, simulation, and wargaming to evaluate autonomous aircraft performance and inform mission capabilities and system design.
What you'll do
- Develop analysis strategies and lead simulations, wargaming, trade studies, and mission-effectiveness assessments.
- Translate operational findings into design recommendations and support CONOPS development with engineering teams and defense stakeholders.
- Build and maintain simulation and analysis workflows, and present findings to leadership, customers, and government agencies.
What they ask for
- Expertise in military mission analysis, operational planning, and wargaming methodologies.
- Proficiency with AFSIM, STK, MATLAB, or other aerospace and defense M&S tools.
- Deep understanding of air combat, ISR, electronic warfare, or autonomous systems in contested environments.
- Experience with DoD stakeholders and applying modern compute, data science, and software development practices to simulations and analytics.
Nice to have
- Prior experience in force-on-force analysis, CONOPS development, or military campaign modeling.
- Experience integrating AI-driven decision-making algorithms into operational analysis frameworks; experience using GenAI to structure problems and create simulation or analysis tools.
Tools
AFSIM, STK, MATLAB, Python, Git
AI focus
Analyzes AI-powered autonomous aircraft and autonomy-driven decision-making; preferred experience includes integrating AI algorithms into operational analysis and using GenAI to create simulation or analysis tools.
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