shieldai

Prinicipal Engineer, Mission Systems (R4603)

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At a Glance

Location
San Diego, California, United States
Work Regime
onsite
Employment
Full Time Employee
Experience
15+ years
Compensation
USD 210000-319999 per-year-salary
Department
Aircraft Division
Posted
2026-03-18T01:18:13.076000+00:00

Key Requirements

Domain Knowledge

  • Aerospace
  • Defense
  • Engineering
  • Government

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance

d above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment

Requirements

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field

15+ years of relevant aerospace/defense experience, with at least 5 years in aircraft mission systems integration

Demonstrated experience with designing or integrating aircraft mission systems (Radar, EO/IR, EW, etc…)

Working knowledge of Government modular open system approach (MOSA) standards to include open mission systems (OMS), Government Reference Architectures (GRA) or modular avionics standards.

Strong knowledge of current aircraft mission systems vendors and capabilities

Proven ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and deliver complex systems to fielded capability

Responsibilities

Develop mission systems requirements and architectures to ensure overall system effectiveness

Select mission system baselines through make vs buy trades and vendor engagements

Develop the integration & test verification plan to include resources from bench-level hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) to flight test

Define mission system software architectures including baseline processing and advanced algorithm development

Drive trade studies and system-of-systems analysis to balance performance, cost, and schedule

Serve as a technical subject matter expert for mission systems engineering across the aircraft program

About the Company

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

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