Shield AI is building the world's best AI Pilot.

Shield AI is an artificial intelligence company founded in 2015 with the mission to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. The company’s Hivemind autonomy stack is the first and only autonomous AI Pilot, deployed in combat since 2018. Hivemind enables intelligent teams of aircraft to perform missions ranging from room clearance, to penetrating air defense systems, and dogfighting F-16s. Backed by top-tier Silicon Valley VC funds, Shield AI has established itself as the leader in AI for aviation. Shield AI has been named to Forbes’ AI 50 and Best Startups lists, CB Insights Top 100 AI Companies, and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies. The company has offices and facilities in San Diego, Dallas, Washington, D.C. and Abu Dhabi.

As a Flight Data Analyst, you will lead the systems data analysis verification efforts for our vertical take-off unmanned aerial vehicle, demonstrating flightworthiness and mission capability. You will work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment to help to develop an understanding of flight system performance and help communicate insights to the development team as well as the technical and operational leadership. This requires a passion for flight sciences, data analysis and data visualization tool development skills.

What you'll do:

• Data collection (to include real-time, post, and truth data), data pre-processing, data reduction, and data archiving
• Troubleshooting and help diagnose malfunctioning flight systems and components
• Responsible for digital aircraft logs and mission media artifact inventory archival
• Ingest, catalog, and perform validation of flight data
• Develop scripts to visualize, filter and analyze flight data across a fleet of aircraft
• Create report documentation summarizing system performance, system health, controller performance, communications and reliability metrics
• Support field testing through direct data collection including defining data collection goals, ensuring equipment is functioning as required
• Facilitate flight data review events with cross functional teams
• Capture and document technical issues and feature descriptions
• Collaborate with subject matter experts including controls, software, and aero performance engineers to triage and diagnose issues identified through test
• Execute virtual flight test through hardware and software in the loop simulation environments

Required qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 3+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or a Master’s degree or a PhD in a relevant field
• B.S. degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline, such as Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering. Technology-related degree plan also acceptable, e.g., Electrical Engineering, Aeronautics or Information Technology. Degrees with Manufacturing Testing competency will be considered.
• 2+ years of experience with ground and/or flight test teams maintainer or in a test related field.
• Organized and methodical with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated record of working hard, being trustworthy, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others
• Proficiency in Matlab/Simulink, Python, and/or C++

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with code repositories such as Git, Mercurial, SVN, or ADO
• Experience building or prototyping small aircraft or RC components
• Previous UAV operations and/or maintenance
• Previous environmental test experience, familiarity with MIL-810
• Experience with customer focus with field service experience.
• Ability to occasionally travel away from the normal duty location, to include
• deployments CONUS and OCONUS.
• Ability to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, shift work, and or overtime to support mission requirements.
• Background in aviation industry and specifically unmanned aerial systems/robotics