Chief Engineer, Weapons
Shield AI
London, United Kingdom · International office entity · Engineering & Technical Leadership
The Chief Engineer at Shield AI is responsible for solving complex technical challenges in deploying advanced autonomy solutions on unmanned weapon systems.
Apply on Shield AI’s careers page- Company
- Shield AI
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Type
- International office entity
- Level
- Lead / Manager
- Specialism
- Engineering & Technical Leadership
- Team
- Chief Engineers
- Posted
- 25 August 2026
About the role
The Chief Engineer at Shield AI is responsible for solving complex technical challenges in deploying advanced autonomy solutions on unmanned weapon systems. As the chief authority on system architecture, design, development, risk mitigation, and product quality, the Chief Engineer ensures the successful integration of Hivemind Autonomy across a range of unmanned weapon systems. This role is part of the Hivemind Solutions organization and leads a team of engineers to deliver cutting-edge autonomous capabilities for business-to-business and defense contracts. The ideal candidate has defense industry experience as a Chief Engineer and a proven track record of leading technical teams to develop and deploy autonomous weapon systems.