# Software Engineering Manager, Hardware Test (X-BAT) (R6020) at Shieldai

- Company: Shieldai
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- Level: Lead
- Discipline: Backend
- Employment: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-10-07
- Skills: X-BAT Division, X-BAT Engineering
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/shieldai/43b7db33-e5d3-4392-a6be-c8f6514b3a00

## Description

Opening from US - X-BAT with ITAR exposure, S/SAR Clearance

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai https://shield.ai/. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/shield-ai, X https://x.com/shieldaitech, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shield_ai, and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@Shield_AI. 

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ABOUT SHIELD AI

Shield AI develops AI-powered autonomy software and aircraft systems that protect service members and civilians by enabling intelligent operations in contested environments. As part of the X-BAT program, you will help develop and validate next-generation autonomous aircraft and mission-critical hardware that must perform reliably in demanding operational conditions.


JOB DESCRIPTION:

Shield AI is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the X-BAT Hardware Test Software team. This team builds and sustains automated production test stands used to functionally test avionics and aircraft electrical assemblies.

You will lead software engineers developing test frameworks, station-control software, equipment interfaces, data collection, and automated pass/fail evaluation. Our systems interact with custom fixtures, in

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