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Flight Test Engineer, Staff (R6305)

Shield AI logo Shield AI · Wichita Metro Area

No salary listed. Estimated from 1438 salary-disclosed Engineering roles on this board: $202K–$300K (interquartile range; estimate, not the employer's figure).

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About the role

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and 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:

Shield AI is seeking an highly motivated and experienced Flight Test Engineer to develop, plan, execute, and analyze ground and flight test operations for a fast-paced next gen aircraft system. You will work closely across several segment owners of engineering, operations, autonomy, systems integration, product support, manufacturing, and customers.

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Shield AI in the news

Shield AI software cuts autonomous flight development to six weeks Defense News · 2026-10-19

Shield AI and U.S. government investment in X-BAT reaches $400 million Shield AI · 2026-10-08

Shield AI Makes First V-BAT Drone Delivery to Taiwan The Defense Post · 2026-10-19

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What this job is probably like day to day

Shipping most of the day: code review, standups and deep-work blocks. At AI companies expect fast-moving codebases, evals before releases, and on-call at infra-heavy shops. Defense-tech context: clearances and export controls shape who can do what; shipping cadence is mission-driven, not sprint-driven.

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About Shield AI

Backed by: a16z, Advent International, Point72

Full profile on the Shield AI page

Culture read

Hiring hard (655 open roles): expect onboarding chaos and fast promotion surface.

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How to actually get hired here

Referrals massively outperform cold applications: check who you know at Shield AI with the warm-intro button before applying.

Walk in current: reference what is actually happening at Shield AI (e.g. "Shield AI software cuts autonomous flight development to six weeks") in your note or interview; most applicants will not have.

Shield AI is backed by a16z, Advent International; portfolio-network intros (their talent teams) are a real side door.

Shield AI is hiring at volume (655 open roles): loops move faster and internal mobility after joining is real.

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