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# Senior Staff Engineer, Systems (SD/TX/DC)

- **Company:** Shield AI
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Activity Diagram, Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, SAP Sales and Distribution, System Testing, Systems Integration, Reliability of Systems
- **Published:** May 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=85c961d39e37a1d8

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Technical troubleshooting support?, * Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field

 * 5+ years of experience in military aerospace, mission systems, avionics, or weapon systems integration
 * Experience defining system behavior, operational concepts, activity diagrams, or functional architectures for complex aerospace systems
 * Familiarity with MIL-STD-1760, MIL-STD-1553, and hardware/software integration environments
 * Strong systems engineering, troubleshooting, and cross-functional communication skills, * Experience supporting fighter aircraft, UAV, bomber, or advanced military aircraft programs
 * Experience with MBSE methodologies and tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler
 * Background in HIL/SIL integration labs, flight test, or operational weapon system validation
 * Familiarity with airworthiness, cybersecurity, and resilient mission systems
 * Active Secret or Top Secret clearance preferred

## Description

We are seeking a Weapons Systems Engineer to lead the integration, validation, and operational deployment of advanced weapon capabilities on X-Bat. This role directly impacts mission readiness, combat effectiveness, aircraft survivability, and program execution by ensuring weapon systems are successfully integrated, tested, and fielded to operational users.

The engineer will work across the full lifecycle from requirements development through flight test, helping reduce integration risk, accelerate capability delivery, and improve overall mission system performance., * Define weapon system behaviors, operational sequences, and mission workflows to ensure reliable and predictable weapon employment across all phases of operation

 * Develop system architectures, activity diagrams, interface definitions, and functional behaviors for aircraft weapon systems and mission system integration
 * Lead integration of weapon systems, stores management systems, and avionics interfaces while coordinating across software, avionics, flight sciences, mechanical design, and test teams
 * Support lab, ground, and flight test activities to validate system behavior, identify integration issues early, and improve mission system reliability
 * Perform troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective action development to reduce integration risk, improve operational readiness, and accelerate capability fielding


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