Staff Engineer, Software Test (R4784)

📋 Description

• • As a Staff Engineer, Software Test at Shield AI, you will play a critical role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and mission readiness of advanced unmanned aircraft systems, directly contributing to the protection of service members and civilians through intelligent autonomous technology.
• • Your day-to-day responsibilities will include designing and executing comprehensive test strategies for flight-critical software systems, developing detailed test plans and procedures, conducting verification and validation (V&V) activities, analyzing test data from hardware and software components, and troubleshooting complex system-level issues in collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and program teams.
• • Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech innovator founded in 2015 with a mission to protect lives using AI-powered autonomous systems. The company develops cutting-edge products like the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and Hivemind Vision, serving defense and security operations across the U.S., Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
• • In this role, you will deepen your expertise in aerospace software testing, gain hands-on experience with DO-178C and DO-254 compliance, lead cross-functional test efforts, and grow into a technical leader shaping the quality and safety of next-generation autonomous flight systems.