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Deputy Chief Engineer, X-BAT

Shield AI·📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Employment

FULL TIME

Work mode

On-site

Experience

12+ years

Salary

$250K – $350K/yr

Role overview

Job description

Job Description Are you an experienced aircraft-development leader looking to help build a new class of autonomous combat aircraft? Are you energized by technically difficult problems, rapid execution, and the opportunity to redefine airpower? Shield AI may be the place for you. The Deputy Chief Engineer for X-BAT will report to the Air Vehicle Lead / Chief Engineer X-BAT and serve as their primary technical deputy across the design, development, integration, test, and maturation of the X-BAT air vehicle. This individual will help maintain the technical integrity of the aircraft while driving day-to-day engineering execution across structures, aerodynamics, propulsion, mechanical systems, avionics, electrical systems, flight controls, software, autonomy integration, manufacturing, and flight test. The ideal candidate combines broad aircraft technical depth with strong systems thinking, s

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About this listing

  • Source: Shield AI's official careers site (via Lever) · last confirmed on the source 30 Oct 2026
  • Posted 25 Sept 2026

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What they are looking for

Skills & requirements

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline; Experience taking an aircraft or similarly complex aerospace system through multiple lifecycle stages, such as requirements development, preliminary and critical design, fabrication, integration, ground test, flight test, qualification, or production

Department · X-BAT Division

Hiring company

Shield AI

Technology

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