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      <Title>Principal Engineer, Mission Systems</Title>
      <Description><![CDATA[<p>This senior technical leader will be responsible for the end-to-end engineering of mission systems on advanced next-generation unmanned aircraft. The engineer will develop mission systems requirements and architectures, select mission system baselines, and oversee system integration from concept through flight test and fielding.</p>
<p>Key responsibilities include:</p>
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<li>Developing mission systems requirements and architectures to ensure overall system effectiveness</li>
<li>Selecting mission system baselines through make vs buy trades and vendor engagements</li>
<li>Developing the integration &amp; test verification plan to include resources from bench-level hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) to flight test</li>
<li>Defining mission system software architectures including baseline processing and advanced algorithm development</li>
<li>Driving trade studies and system-of-systems analysis to balance performance, cost, and schedule</li>
<li>Serving as a technical subject matter expert for mission systems engineering across the aircraft program</li>
<li>Ensuring compliance with MIL-HDBK-516C, DO-178C, DO-254, and related standards</li>
<li>Collaborating with program management to de-risk architectures and ensure technical maturity gates are met</li>
<li>Interfacing with customers, partners, and suppliers to align system requirements and certifications</li>
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<p>The ideal candidate will have a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field, and 15+ years of relevant aerospace/defense experience, with at least 5 years in aircraft mission systems integration.</p>
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      <Jobtype>full-time</Jobtype>
      <Experiencelevel>senior</Experiencelevel>
      <Workarrangement>onsite</Workarrangement>
      <Salaryrange>$210,000 - $319,999 a year</Salaryrange>
      <Skills>Mission systems engineering, System architecture, Integration and test verification, Software architecture, Trade studies and system-of-systems analysis, MIL-HDBK-516C, DO-178C, DO-254, Model-based systems engineering (MBSE), SysML tools, Flight test operations, Mission system validation, Advanced sensors with autonomy and weapons</Skills>
      <Category>Engineering</Category>
      <Industry>Technology</Industry>
      <Employername>Shield AI</Employername>
      <Employerlogo>https://logos.yubhub.co/shield.ai.png</Employerlogo>
      <Employerdescription>Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company founded in 2015 with a mission to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems.</Employerdescription>
      <Employerwebsite>https://www.shield.ai</Employerwebsite>
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      <Applyto>https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/ced2a802-5f57-48a4-bb8c-f318bcedac4c</Applyto>
      <Location>San Diego, California / Dallas, Texas / Washington, DC / Boston, MA</Location>
      <Country></Country>
      <Postedate>2026-04-17</Postedate>
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