Shield AI
Staff Mission Systems Engineer - Ranger (R6405)
Seattle, Washington · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- Typically a minimum of 7 years of relevant Aerospace/defense experience, with at least 5 years in mission systems integration.
- Education
- B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Leads end-to-end mission systems engineering for unmanned aircraft, from architecture and requirements through integration, testing, certification, and fielding.
What you'll do
- Lead architecture, requirements development, and integration for payloads, avionics, and weapons.
- Oversee system integration and test campaigns from hardware-in-the-loop through flight test; ensure compliance with applicable standards.
- Lead trade studies and work with program teams, customers, partners, and suppliers to mature and certify mission systems.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of relevant aerospace/defense experience, including at least 5 years in mission systems integration.
- Experience with aircraft payloads, avionics, and/or weapons integration, and line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight aircraft communications.
- Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance.
Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD in Aerospace, Systems, or Electrical Engineering.
- Experience with flight testing, advanced sensors, autonomy, AI-enabled payloads, guided weapons, MBSE, or SysML tools.
Tools
MIL-HDBK-516C, DO-178C, DO-254, MOSA, OMS, GRA, MBSE, SysML
AI focus
Preferred experience includes integrating autonomy or AI-enabled payloads.
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