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Flight Test Engineer, Staff (R5006)

Shield AI — Tracked from its lever job board

Wichita Metro Area · Boston, MA · Dallas, Texas · San Diego, California · Remote · Washington, DC · San Francisco, California · United States Remote Senior+ USD 120,000–190,000 Posted May 16, 2026
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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.

What the index says about this role

  • First seen by JobLarper — Aug 2, 2026, 6 days ago. Older postings collect hundreds of applicants — a tailored résumé matters more the longer a role has been live.
  • No pay range in our index for this listing. Across 37 indexed QA & Test Engineer roles in US that do publish one, the middle half sits between $140k and $175k, median $155k — JobLarper's read of the market, not a figure from Shield AI.
  • What QA & Test Engineer roles ask for — across 407 indexed openings: Python (41%), React Native (26%), REST/APIs (25%), C++ (12%), SQL (10%).
  • Shield AI is hiring actively — 274 open roles indexed.

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