Senior Staff Engineer, LRV Systems (R6242)

Shield AI

Seattle, WashingtonSeniorEngineeringPosted on October 17, 2026

First seen here Oct 17, 2026.

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Full description

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:

As a Staff Systems Engineer on Shield AI's next gen UAS program, you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and integrating the Launch & Recovery Vehicle (LRV), the system that transports, deploys, launches, and recovers our autonomous aircraft in a variety of environments. You will lead the technical execution of system architecture, ensuring seamless integration of avionics, hydraulics, electrical power distribution, navigation, and the mechanical, electrical, and data interfaces to the aircraft.

You will work with the air vehicle’s propulsion, hardware, software, flight operations, and manufacturing teams to deliver a mobile, mission-ready LRV that works as part of the full UAS platform. You will also help shape how the system is transported, emplaced, and operated in the field. That means developing CONOPs that set deployment timelines, crew roles, logistics footprint, and how the system survives in the field.

✦ Editor’s analysis Extracted from the posting text on October 17, 2026 · analysis, not source data

Shield AI is hiring a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to design, develop and integrate the Launch & Recovery Vehicle (LRV) for its next-generation UAS program — the system that transports, deploys, launches and recovers its autonomous aircraft. You will lead technical execution of the system architecture and work with propulsion, hardware, software, flight operations and manufacturing teams.

Must-have skills

System architecture for the Launch & Recovery Vehicle
Integrating avionics, hydraulics, electrical power distribution and navigation
Mechanical, electrical and data interfaces to the aircraft
Developing CONOPs covering deployment timelines, crew roles and logistics footprint

Nice-to-have

Tools mentioned

Scope & seniority

Staff Systems Engineer leading technical execution on the next-gen UAS program

Practical notes

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