# Staff Engineer, Field Service (R6120) at Shield AI

- Company: Shield AI
- What the company does: Autonomy for the world. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://shield.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Diego, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $140K to $210K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-28
- Apply by: 2026-11-12
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/10b9e72d-2019-4c68-8d97-f2e4f07a0fa8
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-staff-engineer-field-service-r6120/

## About the role

As a Vision Systems Demonstration & Training Specialist on the demonstration and training team, you will support customer demonstrations, operator training, and operational adoption across the portfolio. Working closely with product management, engineering, and business development, you will help customers understand, evaluate, and effectively employ our capabilities.

## What they're looking for

- Significant experience in airborne ISR sensor operations, operational intelligence support, or a closely related mission-system or field applications role
- Practical understanding of EO/IR sensor employment, particularly gimballed sensors and full-motion video, including real-time task management, crew coordination, and operation alongside other intelligence sensors
- Understanding of ISR collection and processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED), including how sensor outputs support operational decisions
- Working familiarity with mission-system interfaces, tactical applications, communications networks, and data links used to exchange sensor information and intelligence products
- Familiarity with joint ISR collection and dynamic targeting
- Understanding of crew resource management (CRM) and operational risk management (ORM)

Tags: Integration & Test