Staff Engineer, Survivability (R5885) is open at Shield AI in Seattle, WA, US. The posting gives a salary of $176K - $264K. Posted on Oct 14, 2026, and still on Shield AI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
At Shield AI, we're building the most intelligent autonomous aircraft ever deployed. As we push the boundaries of what’s possible in contested environments, we are looking for a Lead Survivability Engineer to shape and optimize the low observable (LO) performance of our next-generation autonomous aircraft. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer with deep expertise in radar cross-section (RCS) shaping, LO…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Shield AI’s careers page.
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