Flight Test Engineer (R5898)
Shield AI
Dallas, United States · Full time employee · Test, Safety & Quality
Job Description: Shield AI is seeking an experienced Flight Test Engineer to plan, execute, analyze, and improve ground and flight test operations for a fast-paced next gen aircraft system.
Apply on Shield AI’s careers page- Company
- Shield AI
- Location
- Dallas, United States
- Workplace
- On-site
- Type
- Full time employee
- Specialism
- Test, Safety & Quality
- Team
- Flight Test X-BAT
- Salary
- $115K–$215K
- Posted
- 16 May 2026
About the role
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: Shield AI is seeking an experienced Flight Test Engineer to plan, execute, analyze, and improve ground and flight test operations for a fast-paced next gen aircraft system. You will work closely across several segment owners of engineering, operations, autonomy, systems integration, product support, and manufacturing.