Hiring: Staff Engineer, Safety - X-BAT (R5312) Company: Shield AI Location: Dallas, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-13 10:33:15 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : AI About the job Experience: •8+ years of experience in system safety, airworthiness, or mission-critical system engineering. Required Skills: •Interface directly with System-Safety / Airworthiness Lead to derive, refine, and validate safety requirements for the X-BAT platform and support systems. •Guide engineering teams in allocating safety requirements and verifying mitigation effectiveness. •Support development of the safety case and certification evidence for X-BAT. •Partner with cybersecurity specialists to develop and validate cybersecurity related safety requirements. •Partner cross-functionally with Systems Engineering to audit, refine, and assure the X-BAT Hazard Tracking System, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and closure of hazards. •Assist in creating, reviewing, and maintaining airworthiness and technical safety documentation for X-BAT. •Support mishap and near miss investigations for the X-BAT platform, providing technical system-level context. •Participate in design reviews, safety working groups, and change boards to ensure safety considerations are integrated early in the design lifecycle. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in engineering (systems, aerospace, electrical, mechanical, or related field). •5–8+ years of experience in system safety, airworthiness, or mission-critical system engineering. •Solid functional working knowledge of system safety processes and hazard analysis tools. •Operational familiarity with requirements management and hazard tracking systems. •Strong analytical and technical communication skills. •Demonstrated capacity to collaborate closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams. •Demonstrated capacity to possess a Secret DoD security clearance as required by customers. •Prior experience with UAS or autonomous aircraft platforms. •Operational familiarity with cybersecurity requirements for safety-critical systems. •Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity Compensation: •$140,000 - $210,000 / year •Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!