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About the role
As a Hivemind Solutions Staff Integration & Flight Test Engineer (ACP Programs), you will serve as a key contributor for the integration, verification, and flight test of Hivemind AI Pilot capabilities on Group 5 UAS/Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP).
What they're looking for
- Typically requires 8+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 6+ years with a Master’s
- Demonstrated experience planning, conducting, and evaluating flight test of aircraft systems in military or defense aviation environments
- Strong understanding of safety-of-flight principles, risk management, and disciplined test execution in aviation environments
- Demonstrated understanding of aircraft performance, flight operations, and environmental effects influencing aircraft mission planning, test execution, and safety
- Experience with system-level verification & validation across multiple test environments (SIL, HIL, simulation, and flight)
- Experience working cross-functionally across software, hardware, avionics, systems engineering, safety, and program teams
More about this role
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai . Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn , X , Instagram , and YouTube .
As a Hivemind Solutions Staff Integration & Flight Test Engineer (ACP Programs), you will serve as a key contributor for the integration, verification, and flight test of Hivemind AI Pilot capabilities on Group 5 UAS/Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP).
You will translate program objectives into executable integration and flight test plans across multiple test environments. Using disciplined test, analysis, and feedback methodologies, you will drive rapid capability maturation while maintaining rigorous safety, configuration control, and mission assurance standards.
This role serves as the technical contributor for integration and flight test execution on...
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