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Senior Engineer, System Integration Test (R6086)

Shield AI· Hivemind Solutions Division – Integration & Test
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San Diego, CA, Washington, DC$110k - $170kFull Time EmployeePosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior System Integration Test Engineer responsible for integrating and validating Shield AI's Hivemind mission autonomy software on ACP flight hardware, coordinating SIL/HIL lab work with OEMs and platform vendors, and supporting flight testing.

Responsibilities

  • Integrate Mission Autonomy on ACP Hardware: Deploy, integrate, and verify Hivemind mission autonomy software with actual ACP software and hardware in Shield AI and platform vendor SIL and HIL labs.
  • Develop Test & Integration Plans: Develop detailed integration test plans, test cards, schedules, and objective success criteria across lab, ground, and flight test phases.
  • Identify & Resolve Integration Gaps: Proactively identify architectural, interface, protocol, timing, and hardware/software gaps early; formulate concrete gap-closure plans, risk mitigations, and technical workarounds alongside Shield engineering and platform partners.
  • Coordinate Joint Vendor Lab Execution: Partner directly with aircraft OEMs and platform vendors to coordinate lab readiness, align entry/exit criteria, deconflict bench time, and co-execute joint integration campaigns.
  • Conduct Hands-On Lab Triage: Execute integration tests, configure test benches, and lead real-time troubleshooting of multi-system anomalies
  • Drive Test Automation & Tooling: Coordinate across engineering teams to design and build test automation and simulation scripts to accelerate development
  • Gate Flight Readiness & Support Flight Test: Enforce empirical test entry/exit criteria to gate delivery to aircraft ground and flight test; support flight test preparation, configuration validation, real-time troubleshooting, and post-flight data analysis.
  • Support travel to test sites, customer events, and integration activities as required

Qualifications

  • Typically requires 5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or related technical field, or 3+ years with a Master's degree.
  • Lab & Hardware Integration: Demonstrated experience in system integration and test, including SIL, HIL, simulation, and flight test environments.
  • Test Planning & Documentation: Proven ability to author clear, comprehensive integration test plans, procedures, and test cards, and translate test results into actionable engineering findings and gap closure roadmaps.
  • Troubleshooting & Analysis: Strong experience troubleshooting complex system interfaces using telemetry, logs, packet capture tools (e.g., Wireshark), or hardware diagnostic equipment.
  • Scripting & Linux: Proficiency with Linux operating systems and scripting languages (Python preferred) for test automation, data analysis, and hardware bench interfacing.
  • Communication & Organization: Highly organized and methodical, with the ability to organize integration tasks, track dependencies, and coordinate work across distributed engineering teams and external partners.
  • Travel Flexibility: Willingness and ability to travel periodically to platform vendor facilities and flight test locations as program needs require.
  • Clearance & Citizenship: Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD SECRET security clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Skills

Required:System integration and test planningSIL/HIL testingTroubleshooting complex interfacesLinux & Python scripting

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.
  • All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
  • Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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