Shield ai

Staff Engineer, Field - Maritime Systems (V-BAT) (R4361)

Dallas, Texas Full Time
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 nine 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

Job Description:
Shield AI is seeking a Field Engineer to support the shipboard installation, integration, and fielding of the V-BAT unmanned aircraft system on maritime platforms. This role sits at the intersection of hardware integration, RF systems, and customer operations, and is critical to ensuring successful deployment, system performance, and customer confidence in operational environments.
The ideal candidate is hands-on, adaptable, comfortable working aboard ships, and capable of serving as a technical authority in forward-deployed and customer-facing environments.