Senior Engineer, Mission Systems (Avionics & Sensor Integration) (R4909)
Shield AI · Dallas, TX · V-BAT Division
principal
software engineering
Principal Engineer
tech_leadership
3+ yrs Bachelor's
· Posted Oct 17, 2025
$115,527 – $173,291
USD per-year-salary
About this role
Shield AI is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in Dallas, TX. The posting calls out experience with Python, System Design, Embedded Systems, Data Analytics and roughly 3+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $115,527–$173,291 per-year-salary.
- Role
- Principal Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- principal
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Department
- V-BAT Division
- Posted
- Oct 17, 2025
AI Summary
Lead hands-on integration of avionics, sensors, and mission payloads for autonomous aircraft. Own full product lifecycle from concept through deployment, working across hardware, software, and flight test teams. Requires strong mix of hardware-software experience and proven ability to take complex systems from 0→1.
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Job description
from Shield AI careersFounded 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:
As a Senior Mission Systems Engineer, you will lead the hands-on integration of avionics, sensors, and mission payloads onto the V-BAT and our next-generation aircraft. We’re looking for engineers with a strong mix of hardware and software experience—people who can move fluidly from system architecture to real-time troubleshooting.
Ideal candidates have hands-on experience taking complex hardware–software systems from 0→1, understanding what truly matters to end users, and delivering reliable capabilities into real-world field use.
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