Description
Shield AI is seeking a Staff Engineer, Safety for the X-BAT program. The successful candidate will support the development, integration, and verification of system-level safety requirements for this revolutionary next-generation platform.
The role bridges engineering design, system safety analysis, airworthiness, and cybersecurity by interrogating technical systems, driving hazard analyses, and ensuring requirements are implemented correctly. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with the System-Safety /Airworthiness Lead, Systems Engineering, and technical Responsible Engineers to maintain the safety baseline and Hazard Tracking System for X-BAT.
Key responsibilities:
- Derive, refine, and validate safety requirements for the X-BAT platform and support systems
- Apply system safety engineering methods to analyze subsystems, interfaces, and integrated architectures
- Guide engineering teams in allocating safety requirements and verifying mitigation effectiveness
- Support development of the safety case and certification evidence for X-BAT
- Partner with cybersecurity specialists to develop and validate cybersecurity-related safety requirements
- Collaborate with Systems Engineering to audit, refine, and assure the X-BAT Hazard Tracking System
- Assist in creating, reviewing, and maintaining airworthiness and technical safety documentation for X-BAT
- Support mishap and near-miss investigations for the X-BAT platform
- Participate in design reviews, safety working groups, and change boards
- Contribute to risk assessments and support readiness reviews
- Engage directly with Customer and DoD System Safety representatives
The salary for this position ranges from USD 175,000 to 260,000 per year.