# Flight Integration Engineer

**Company**: Shield AI
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Shield AI is seeking a Flight Integration Engineer to deploy autonomy solutions onto unmanned platforms, prepare systems for flight, and troubleshoot mission-critical issues.

The role involves:

- Integrating autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft systems

- Preparing systems for flight and validating configurations

- Supporting live flight operations and troubleshooting issues

- Debugging hardware and software issues across complex autonomy software stacks

- Capturing and analysing flight data to refine system behaviours

- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver mission-critical functionality

- Building tools and processes to improve integration timelines and team efficiency

- Assisting with certification and compliance documentation

The ideal candidate will have:

- A BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or similar

- At least 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 5 years with a Master's degree, or 4 years with a PhD

- Proficiency in C++, Python, Linux-based development, and real-time operating systems

- Experience with sensor integration, sensor fusion, and middleware frameworks

- Hands-on experience supporting flight demos or live exercises

- Strong problem-solving and communication skills

Preferred qualifications include direct experience with unmanned aerial systems, autonomy stacks, and flight control systems.

## Skills

### Required
- C++
- Python
- Linux
- real-time operating systems
- sensor integration
- sensor fusion
- middleware frameworks

### Nice to have
- unmanned aerial systems
- autonomy stacks
- flight control systems
- GNC pipelines
- UCI and OMS Standards

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