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Engineer II, Mission Systems (R6241)

Shield AI· V-BAT Division – V-BAT Engineering - Mission System
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Dallas, TX$92k - $130kFull Time EmployeePosted 1w ago

About the role

Mission Systems Engineer II responsible for hands-on integration of avionics, sensors, and mission payloads onto the V-BAT and future aircraft, performing hardware/software integration, system bring-up, testing, and real-time troubleshooting across lab and field environments.

Responsibilities

  • Support the design, integration, and validation of avionics and mission sensors and payloads for V-BAT — from concept through production & deployment
  • Collaborate with operators, mission SMEs, and internal stakeholders to understand user needs and prioritize system features and capabilities.
  • Support and drive 0→1 development: take loosely defined mission problems, propose solutions, prototype quickly, iterate with flight test data, and mature systems into production-ready capabilities.
  • Work with cross functional development: mechanical & electrical design, firmware/embedded interfaces, data paths, networking, and onboard software integration.
  • Assist in debugging and root-cause complex hardware, software, and integration failures throughout development and flight operations.
  • Conduct hands-on bring-up, lab testing, HIL testing, and flight test preparation.
  • Support flight operations with real-time troubleshooting, anomaly resolution, and post-mission data analysis.
  • Use Python, MATLAB, or similar tools to analyze logs, automate tests, and drive informed design decisions.
  • Collaborate with Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Flight Test, and Manufacturing to deliver reliable and maintainable avionics systems.
  • Contribute to continuous design improvement to increase reliability, robustness, and mission performance.

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.
  • 2-5 years engineering experience with electrical system design, integration, testing, debug, and repair
  • Hands-on experience with test equipment, schematics, harness/wiring diagrams, and HW/SW debugging.
  • Experience working on multidisciplinary hardware development projects, which can be from an internship, job, club, team, personal project, etc…
  • Demonstrated ability to take ownership of tasks and deliver reliable results within a multidisciplinary engineering team. Record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others.

Skills

Required:Electrical system designHardware/software integrationHW/SW debugging
Nice to have:PythonMATLAB

Benefits

  • Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
  • Temporary employee offer package (applicable after 60 days of employment) + temporary benefits package
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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