Principal Engineer, Systems (R5048)
Shield AI · San Diego, CA · Hivemind Platform Division
About this role
Shield AI is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in San Diego, CA. The posting calls out experience with System Design, Testing, Performance Optimization. Compensation is listed at $200,000–$300,000 per-year-salary.
- Role
- Principal Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- principal
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Department
- Hivemind Platform Division
- Posted
- May 19, 2026
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Job description
from Shield AI careersJob Description:
Shield AI’s Hivemind Platform organization is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead and scale systems engineering excellence across our software-intensive, autonomy-driven platform. This role sits within the Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT) organization and is responsible for advancing systems engineering discipline, rigor, and cross-functional alignment across the full lifecycle, from requirements definition through architecture, verification, and assurance.
This individual will play a critical role in shaping how complex autonomous system development capabilities are specified, architected, and validated, with a strong emphasis on model-based systems engineering (MBSE), requirements traceability, and integration of system assurance (including safety) into system design.
What You’ll Do:
- Systems Engineering Discipline Leadership: Drive the adoption and enforcement of systems engineering best practices across the organization, serving as a technical authority and trusted partner to engineering leadership.