Weapons integration jobs

Staff Engineer, Mission Systems (R5893)

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Oct 16, 2026

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Seattle, Washington, United States
On-site
Full-time · Staff
7+ years

Staff Engineer, Mission Systems (R5893)

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Oct 16, 2026

Open

Seattle, Washington, United States
On-site
Full-time · Staff
7+ years

Senior Staff Engineer, Weapons Integration - Ranger (R6323)

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Oct 29, 2026

Open

Seattle, Washington, United States
Full-time · Staff
10+ years

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Shield AI is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer, Weapons Integration to own the technical architecture, development, and integration of weapons mission critical subsystems for an advanced autonomous aircraft.

Compensation

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Responsibilities

Own architecture, requirements development and allocation, and integration strategy across data storage, weapons, payloads, avionics, and supporting aircraft systems.
Establish performance budgets, interface definitions, and verification criteria that align subsystem designs with vehicle level objectives.
Serve as a technical authority for weapons integration, leading complex trade studies and system of systems analyses to balance performance, latency, bandwidth, storage capacity, reliability, power, cost, and schedule.
Resolve architectural conflicts and guide consequential hardware and software decisions.
Define and guide integration and verification campaigns from laboratory and hardware in the loop testing through flight test and fielding.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Systems Engineering
Nice to have: Master’s or PhD in Aerospace, Systems, or Electrical Engineering

Skills

aerospace experience

Staff Mission Systems Engineer - Ranger (R6405)

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Oct 29, 2026

Open

Seattle, Washington, United States
Full-time · Senior
7+ years

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Lead mission systems engineering for advanced unmanned aircraft, shaping technical direction and ensuring robust, integrated, certifiable system designs.

Compensation

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Responsibilities

Lead system architecture and requirements development and integration for payloads, avionics, and weapons integration
Serve as a technical subject matter expert for mission systems engineering across the aircraft program
Drive trade studies and system‑of‑systems analysis to balance performance, cost, and schedule
Oversee integration and test campaigns, from bench‑level hardware‑in‑the‑loop to flight test
Ensure compliance with MIL‑HDBK‑516C, DO‑178C, DO‑254, and related standards

Requirements

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
B.S. in Systems Engineering
Nice to have: Master’s or PhD in Aerospace, Systems, or Electrical Engineering
Nice to have: flight test operations

Skills

systems engineering aircraft payloads avionics integration

Director, Mission Systems

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Oct 23, 2026

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Washington, D.C., United States
Full-time · Director
10+ years

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Lead multidisciplinary teams spanning communications and integrated mission systems for next-generation autonomous aircraft, establishing technical/business strategy and overseeing execution from concept to fielding.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a multidisciplinary organization spanning communications, and integrated mission systems.
Establish clear priorities, accountability, organizational objectives, and operating rhythms that enable teams to execute effectively.
Define technical strategy, capability roadmaps, and investment priorities aligned with aircraft program objectives, customer requirements, and broader business goals.
Oversee the development of integrated mission-system architectures encompassing sensors, payloads, avionics, weapons, secure communications,, autonomy, and aircraft survivability.
Direct modeling, simulation, wargaming, and system-of-systems analysis to evaluate mission effectiveness, operational performance, emerging threats, and aircraft design alternatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or another relevant technical discipline
Nice to have: Master’s degree or PhD in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or electrical engineering
Nice to have: military UAS
Nice to have: advanced autonomous aircraft
Nice to have: collaborative combat aircraft