Staff Engineer, Flight Test (R4914)

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Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

As a Staff Flight Test Engineer, you will lead hands-on flight test campaigns for next-generation autonomous aircraft systems powered by Hivemind Mission Autonomy. You will operate at the intersection of systems engineering, test operations, and aerospace integration by designing, planning, and executing complex flight test activities on unmanned and optionally piloted platforms. Your work will directly influence the performance, safety, and reliability of cutting-edge AI-enabled flight systems deployed for mission-critical applications.

You will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop test strategies, validate system requirements, and ensure flight readiness through rigorous verification, simulation, and flight testing. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who thrives in fast-paced environments, excels at technical leadership, and is motivated by achieving real-world results that advance the future of autonomous aviation.

Tertiary qualification in Aerospace, Electrical, Software Engineering or a related field

Active RePL (ideally with multirotor and fixed wing endorsements up to 25kg) and experience conducting UAS operations

Minimum of 5 years experience in test engineering, flight test operations, aerospace engineering or equivalent

Demonstrated ability to plan, conduct and document structured flight test campaigns

Experience in applying Systems Engineering practices

Hands on experience with Software or Hardware in the Loop simulation environments and tools

Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to support test events

Experience in defense test programs, especially DT&E / OT&E processes

Experience in product development or R&D programs, especially in autonomous systems

Experience in electrical and mechanical systems integration for UAS

Basic proficiency with software development, test automation or data analysis workflows, especially in Python