staff software engineering Hardware Engineer tech_leadership · Posted Feb 25, 2026
$150,130 – $225,196
USD per-year-salary

About this role

Shield AI is hiring a staff-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in Dallas, TX. Compensation is listed at $150,130–$225,196 per-year-salary.

Role
Hardware Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
staff
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Dallas, TX
Department
X-BAT Division
Posted
Feb 25, 2026

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Job description

from Shield AI careers
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the 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

Job Description:
We are growing the Avionics Engineering team to support development of the X-BAT aircraft and the Launch and Recovery Vehicle. Our team is designing a flight critical, custom avionics system to support communications, compute, AI, power, telemetry, and all other needed aircraft systems.
 
This role is an exciting opportunity to be responsible for integrating avionics systems, sensors, actuators, and payloads onto the XBAT and Launch and Recovery vehicle ensuring from concept through production. 

What you'll do:

  • Lead end-to-end integration of avionics systems across aircraft and launch/recovery platforms
  • Define avionics architecture, harnessing, and system integration documentation for avionics systems
  • Own integration of COTS and custom hardware onto the platform -  including compute, radios, sensors, actuators, and power systems
  • Drive system-level debugging and root cause analysis across electrical, mechanical, and software domains
  • This is an excerpt. Read the full job description on Shield AI careers →
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