Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Boston, Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kyiv (Ukraine), and Melbourne (Australia), Shield AI’s technology actively supports U.S. and allied operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, YouTube and Instagram. Shield AI has been redefining autonomous aviation with cutting-edge AI and GPS/RF-denied navigation technologies for the past few years. Now, we’re building a next-generation aircraft like no other—one that will push the boundaries of innovation and performance, equipped with Hivemind autonomy. We’re looking for a Software Test Engineer to join the Software Integration & Operations team, with the primary responsibility to lead monthly releases for our VBAT product and subsequently set the foundation for releasing software our next-gen Group 5 aircraft. For software components ranging from autonomy, embedded systems, ground control applications, and more – you will lead their integration, release qualification, and continuous deployment to flight operations. This is an opportunity to help revolutionize the defense aviation industry – setting the standard and building the capabilities required for rapid & qualified aircraft software releases - to active mission operations. Your role will center around integration and qualification of complex autonomous aircraft systems. You'll need to be a technical expert in system integration and software test automation, meticulously organized, and passionate about delivering value to deployed service-members operating Shield AI aircraft.