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Senior Verification and Validation Engineer (R4509) - Shield AI

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Job Title
Senior Verification and Validation Engineer (R4509)
Job Location
Dallas, Texas
Job Description
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the 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.

As a Software Systems Test Engineer, you will be pivotal in driving integration testing of our full aircraft software system, integrating our autonomy, flight controller, and GCS software to qualify an intelligent, robust aircraft system. This role demands an engineer capable of overseeing system-level verification and validation, designing complex test scenarios, and ensuring that subsystem testing meets rigorous standards before proceeding to full system integration. You will marshal our aircraft software through full system verification & validation. Your work will directly impact the reliability and performance of our aircraft, preparing them for operational excellence in the field.
What You'll Do:
  • Generate detailed mission test scenarios that mimic real-world conditions to validate the performance of autonomy and flight control software.
  • Participate in design reviews for new features and design detailed test plans based on their requirements
  • Conduct and manage system verification and validation events, culminating in verified flight readiness.
  • Write test analyzers in Python to report and benchmark performance and qualification metrics of the system
  • Produce test coverage and release-readiness reports by aggregating test cases, results, and quality requirements
  • Recommend improvements to our simulation models and fault injection so that we can keep pushing the capabilities of our test suite before proceeding to flight
  • Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of work experience in testing complex integrated software systems
  • Demonstrated expertise & experience in test automation, minimally writing software to automate testing, preferably leveraging simulation for automated integration testing
  • Strong experience with the software product development lifecycle, ideally for autonomy or vehicle systems
  • Great understanding of system architecture, requirement derivation, and test planning across the V-model
  • Experience with automating test cases in an existing test framework
  • Experience producing high-quality technical documentation, including test plans, quality-assurance reports, and operational procedures
  • Proven track record of successfully shipping products, showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed expectations in a fast-paced environment
  • B.S., M.S, PhD degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with autonomous or robotic systems
  • Experience with simulation software and hardware emulation
  • Background in a fast-paced, R&D or startup environment
  • Proficiency in build test automation
  • Proficiency in Python or C++
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    Shield AI Headquarters Location

    San Diego, CA

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    Shield AI Company Size

    Between 500 - 1,000 employees

    Shield AI Founded Year

    2015

    Shield AI Total Amount Raised

    $1,313,144,960

    Shield AI Funding Rounds

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    • Series F

      $240,000,000 USD

    • Debt Financing

      $200,000,000 USD

    • Series F

      $300,000,000 USD

    • Series E

      $60,000,000 USD

    • Series E

      $90,000,000 USD

    • Debt Financing

      $75,000,000 USD

    • Series D

      $210,000,000 USD

    • Series C

      $70,000,000 USD

    • Debt Financing

      $20,000,000 USD

    • Series B

      $25,000,000 USD

    • Series A

      $10,000,000 USD

    • Series A

      $10,500,000 USD

    • Seed

      $2,049,999 USD

    • Angel

      $595,000 USD