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Are you a passionate and innovative engineer looking to help develop state-of-the-art AI and robotics products? Are you eager to make a positive difference in the world? Do you want to work alongside mission-driven and values-focused teammates? Shield AI is just the place for you!
The Hivemind Quality team is committed to ensuring our autonomy platform delivers reliable, mission-ready capabilities through rigorous integration, validation, and flight testing. We work closely with autonomy, platform, and hardware teams to validate new features in simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and real-world flight environments, ensuring our customers can confidently deploy autonomous systems in demanding operational conditions.
We are seeking an experiencedSenior Flight Test Engineerpassionate about autonomy development and system validation. In this role, you will develop and execute comprehensive flight test strategies thatvalidateautonomous behaviors, software integrations, and end-to-end system performance. You will work closely with software, hardware, and product teams to reproduce real-world mission scenarios,identifyproduct issues, and improve the quality and reliability of the Hivemind platform.Youare responsible fordeterminingtest readiness, directing test conduct, managing risk, and ensuring data-driven decisions throughout development and flight test operations.
Lead system-level integration and flight test campaigns for Hivemind Mission Autonomyacross small UAS and external platforms.
Develop and execute test strategies, plans, scenarios, and success criteria thatvalidateautonomy capabilities, software integrations, system performance, and operational customer workflows.
Own test readiness and phase-gate decisions across simulation, SIL, HIL, ground, and flight testing, including entry and exit criteria, configuration control, and objective prioritization.
Plan, direct, and execute fly–fix–fly campaigns, coordinating cross-functional engineering teams and test operators to enable rapid, disciplined iteration.
Approve test procedures, test cards, and execution plans; lead risk assessments, hazard analyses, and mitigation planning while serving as the final authority during test conduct.
Define andmaintaintest infrastructure, including simulation environments, flight assets, hardware configurations, multi-agent systems, and automated test pipelines.
Analyze flight logs, telemetry,rosbags, and system data toidentifydefects,determineroot causes, documentanomaliesand corrective actions, and ensure results are traceable to requirements and mission outcomes.
Serve as the primary test interface to leadership, customers, and external stakeholders whileestablishingSOPs, reporting test progress and risk, and advancing industry test practices.
Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with aBachelor'sdegree; or 4 years and aMaster'sdegree; or equivalent work experience.
Experience in system integration and test, including SIL, HIL, simulation, and flight test environments
Highly organized and methodical, with the ability to manage complex, fast-paced test campaigns
Strong written and verbal communicationskills forsafety-of-flight processes, hazard analysis, and configuration control in flight test environments
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze flight logs, telemetry, and system behavior toidentifyroot causes.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across software, hardware, product, and test organizations.
FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate (or the ability to obtain one within a reasonabletimeframe).
Familiarity with networking, Linux operating systems, and radio communications.
Experience with hardware design selection and 3D prototyping
Experience with modern software interfaces such as Codex and GitLab
Experience with open-source flight controller softwareand sensor integration
Experience withdebuggingautonomy subsystems through ROS logs
Experience developing automated test tooling, validation frameworks, or data analysis tools in CI/CD pipelines
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.